Combustion chamber, 1/4 cutaway with printed labels showing such features as the ablator or interior ablative lining of the combustion chamber, interiors of fuel lines, and gimbal actuator pitch. The main component is a striated, brown phenolic, circular chamber tapering down to circular nozzle fixture plate of silver metal, probably stainless steel, with equidistant holes around top of plate rim. Gimbal ring, shiny silver metal around throat of chamber at bottom with 2 shiny silver metallic boxes (pitch actuators) mounted on gimbal ring on nearly opposite sides of each other; plumbling, silver metal on top of combustion chamber with fuel inlet pipes running around bottom of chamber then curving to run vertically up and over chamber to plumbing on top and giving pipes a J-shape when looked at on side of chamber. Red painted mounting brackets, probably steel, affixing top of pitich actuator boxes to top rim of chamber and red painted, irregular-shaped brackets, probably steel, at bottom of fuel inlet to fixture plate. Created by Mark Avino Date Created 12/14/2021 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Apollo Program; Engines; Missions; Moon; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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