1.8KS7800

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1.8KS7800
Country of origin United States
Date 1957
Designer Aerojet
Status Retired
Solid-fuel motor
Performance
Thrust (Vac.) 35 kN
Dimensions
Length 1.3 m
Diameter 0.2 m


1.8KS7800 is a solid propellant rocket engine designed by Aerojet and used in the AIM-7A, AIM7B and AIM7C Sparrow missiles.[1] The designation 1.8KS7800 means that the engine burns during 1.8 seconds and generates 7,800 pounds of thrust.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Parsch, Andreas (April 7, 2007). "Raytheon AAM-N-2,3,6/AIM-101/AIM-7/RIM-7 Sparrow". http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-7.html. Retrieved March 2, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, 1.KS 7800, Sparrow II Missile". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19590099003. Retrieved March 2, 2010. 
  3. ^ Wade, Mark (2008). "1.8KS7800". http://www.astronautix.com/engines/18ks7800.htm. Retrieved March 2, 2010. 
  4. ^ [|McDowell, Jonathan] (February 2007). "Stages". http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/sdb/Stages. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 



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