X-405
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The XLR50 was a pump-fed liquid-propellant rocket engine burning RP-1 and LOX in a gas generator cycle developed by General Electric. It was used to power the first stage of the Vanguard rockets on the Vanguard project. As was common to engines based on the V-2 experience, the turbine was driven by steam generated by catalytic decomposition of H2O2 and the combustion chamber was regeneratively cooled. The engine was gimbaled to supply thrust vectoring. Also, the exhaust gases of the turbine were ducted to dual auxiliary nozzles that acted as verniers to enable roll control of the rocket.
1957
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GE X-405; LR-50; LR50; XLR-50; XLR50; XLR50-GE-2
General Electric,
United States, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, rocket engine, 1957, 1950s,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
Vanguard rocket engines - LR52 & LR50
Empire State Aerosciences Museum (36237590010)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Vanguard rocket engines - LR52 & LR50 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Empire State Aerosciences Museum (36237590010) | Commons | ||
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