Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, JATO, M19G

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Reaction Motors, Inc.

Summary

This appears to be a prototype chamber for a 2,000 pound thrust MG 19 rocket motor developed by Reaction Motors, Inc. for use as a JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) unit for heavily-loaded PBM Navy seaplanes. The MG19 was developed in 1943.

However, the Navy did not adopt liquid propellant JATOs and only used them on an experimental basis. Both the Navy and U.S. Army Air Corps opted for simpler and cheaper solid propellant JATOs. This object was donated to the Smithsonian by the Reaction Motors Division, Thiokol Chemical Corporation in 1985.

Credit Line

Reaction Motors Div., Thiokol Chemical Corp.

Inventory Number

A19850110000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)

Materials

Copper Alloy

Ferrous Alloy

Non-Ferrous Metal Alloy

Paint

Dimensions

3-D (Approximate): 31.8 × 17.8 × 71.1cm (12 1/2 × 7 × 28 in.)

Storage: 138.4 × 82.6 × 112.4cm, 186.9kg (54 1/2 × 32 1/2 × 44 1/4 in., 412lb.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97ecbeacb-7b9c-4836-8df8-85c9250d1bef

Record ID

nasm_A19850110000