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Jet or Rocket engine Mass
(kg)
Mass
(lb)
Thrust
(kN)
Thrust
(lbf)
Thrust-to-weight ratio
RD-0410 nuclear rocket engine[1][2] 2,000 4,400 35.2 7,900 1.8
J-58 (SR-71 Blackbird jet engine)[3][4] 2,722 6,001 150 34,000 5.2
Concorde's Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593
turbojet with reheat[5][6]
3,175 7,000 169.2 38,000 5.4
Pratt & Whitney F119[7] 1,800 3,900 91 20,500 7.95
RD-0750 rocket engine, three-propellant mode[8] 4,621 10,188 1,413 318,000 31.2
RD-0146 rocket engine[1] 260 570 98 22,000 38.4
Space Shuttle's SSME rocket engine[9] 3,177 7,004 2,278 512,000 73.1
RD-180 rocket engine[10] 5,393 11,890 4,152 933,000 78.5
F-1 (Saturn V first stage)[11] 8,391 18,499 7,740.5 1,740,100 94.1
NK-33 rocket engine[12] 1,222 2,694 1,638 368,000 136.7
Merlin 1D rocket engine[13] 440 970 690 160,000 159.9

Rocket thrusts are vacuum thrusts unless otherwise noted

References

  1. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "RD-0410". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-09-25. Cite error: The named reference "astronautix1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "«Konstruktorskoe Buro Khimavtomatiky» - Scientific-Research Complex / RD0410. Nuclear Rocket Engine. Advanced launch vehicles". KBKhA - Chemical Automatics Design Bureau. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  3. ^ Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
  4. ^ "Factsheets : Pratt & Whitney J58 Turbojet". National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  5. ^ "ROLLS-ROYCE SNECMA OLYMPUS - Jane's Transport News". Retrieved 2009-09-25. With afterburner, reverser and nozzle ... 3,175 kg ... Afterburner ... 169.2 kN
  6. ^ http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/AEP/supersonic_noise/media/1-Panel3-Brines_Smith-AADC.pdf
  7. ^ Military Jet Engine Acquisition, RAND, 2002.
  8. ^ "«Konstruktorskoe Buro Khimavtomatiky» - Scientific-Research Complex / RD0750". KBKhA - Chemical Automatics Design Bureau. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  9. ^ SSME
  10. ^ "RD-180". Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  11. ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica: F-1
  12. ^ Astronautix NK-33 entry
  13. ^ http://www.aviationweek.com/publication/awst/loggedin/AvnowStoryDisplay.do?fromChannel=awst&pubKey=awst&channel=awst&issueDate=2011-08-08&story=xml/awst_xml/2011/08/08/AW_08_08_2011_p27-354586.xml&headline=SpaceX+Unveils+Plans+To+Be+World%26rsquo%3Bs+Top+Rocket+Maker