All about Saturn 5 engines

A morning read of  Catallaxy is good for the soul and, as in this case, just plain interesting.  A link to Instapundit reveals a great story on US engineering.

At the time, the F-1 was the largest and most powerful liquid-fueled engine ever constructed; even today, its design remains unmatched. The power generated by five of these engines was best conceptualized by author David Woods in his book How Apollo Flew to the Moon“[T]he power output of the Saturn first stage was 60 gigawatts. This happens to be very similar to the peak electricity demand of the United Kingdom.”

  That last sentence certainly got my attention.  The linked article talks of the great ability of engineers and tradesmen who produced the F-1 rocket engine 40 years ago and how young engineers are using modern technology to map the engine and maybe rebuild it. It’s a great read Full article  here

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