How Nasa Brought F-1 Engine Back To Life

[mnewbery]

Worth a read

 

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the-monstrous-f-1-moon-rocket-back-to-life

 

"One thing I notice when I look back at older engines," commented Coates, the senior engineer, "was just like Nick and Erin were alluding to: the complexity of the welds. You didn't have the kind of advanced manufacturing we had today, so quite honestly, these were hand-made machines. They were sewn together with arc welders, and it's pretty amazing to see how smooth and elegant it came out. Today, you'd look at doing precision casting, not these thousands of welds."

[willedoo]

Thanks for that great read, mnewbery. Riveting stuff; it looks like an interesting website, lots of links worth exploring.

 

Cheers, Willie.

 

 

[siznaudin]

Enthralling: when we do get to Sydney one of the prime drawcards for me is the Powerhouse Museum where one is able to stand beneath one (1) of the nozzles of an F-1.

 

It's mind bending to think of the scale of five of them at full thrust.:eek:

 

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[mnewbery]

Now imagine getting paid to make a better one

 

 

[siznaudin]

I see that the engines, as well as the test frames, can be "repurposed" - in this instance as an eco-friendly chook house.;)

 

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[Guest Michael Coates]

What a waste ! museum's would kill for this ??