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Old 05-16-2020, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Earl
That was an interesting side-by-side representation of each of those boosters. One of the things that really stood out to me was the voracious appetite of the Saturn V F-1 engines; just how fast those five engines went through the huge RP-1 and LOX tanks in that first stage. As I recall, it was three tons of propellants per engine per second. Just the pump hardware to support those rates boggles the mind.

Thanks for posting that.

Earl


You are very welcome, Earl !

Dave F.
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