Bell-shaped exhaust nozzle, cutaway, attached to narrow, tubular combustion chamber top to which is affixed pumps and other associated plumbing. The nozzle and chamber are of the "spaghetti" configuration in which the longitudinal regenerative coolant tubes form the engine, thus both cooling and strengthening the construction as well as affording light weight. A series of equidistant structural rings around the length of the nozzle further strengthened the engine. Plexi over cutaway portions along length of engine.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
11/18/2021
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Engines; Rockets; Space
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