Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, XLR-48-RM-2, for Corvus Air-to-Surface Missile
Cylindrical, long, with slightly flared exhaust nozzle at end, and propellant inlet pipes alongside combustion chamber; with three wire strands, 34in. long each, plastic insulated, red, black, and green, from solenoid valve at right angle of combustion chamber; small turbopump attached to back of combustion chamber by two propellant inlet pipes; cartridge starter cylinder alongside top of pump and in axis of motor overall; overall, painted glossy gray except for aluminum parts; slight corrosion on line or pipe from starting cartridge cylinder; aluminum line alongside chamber; triangular, sky blue, white, and black decal on lower half of combustion chamber, letters RMI (for Reaction Motors, Inc.), and stylized rocket in middle, flying up; decal with registered tradmark sign (letter "R" in circle); note that this decal was an old RMI company logo whereas the Corvus XLR-48-RM-2 engine development was developed by the firm when it when it was still RMI but its development continued into 1960 after RMI became a Division of Thiokol Chemical Corp. (in the Spring of 1958) and was known as RMD after that date.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
01/19/2022
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Engines; Military; Missiles; Rockets; Space
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