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LR83-NA-1

Engine · USA

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XLR-83-NA-1
XLR-83-NA-1
Credit: Boeing / Rocketdyne

Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Development ended 1958. Planned production version of the engine for the booster of the Navaho G-38 intercontinental cruise missile.

Designed for booster applications. Gas generator, pump-fed. Three gimbaled engines would have been used in the Navaho booster. The engine was fully developed before Navaho G-38 cancellation.

Thrust (sl): 602.000 kN (135,334 lbf). Thrust (sl): 61,393 kgf.

Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Navaho G-38
Propellants
Lox/Kerosene