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AJ11 engine series

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Series of Aerojet liquid propellant engines developed from 1946 and used in the Aerobee sounding rocket series.

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  • 21AL-2600 Aerojet Nitric acid/Amine rocket engine. Development begun January 1946. Regeneratively cooled. Development and production first flight 1953.
  • 45AL-2600 Aerojet Nitric acid/Amine rocket engine. Development begun June 1948. Manufacture of complete Aerobee systems First flight 1955.
  • Aerobee 100 engine Aerojet solid rocket engine. Aerobee 100.
  • Aerobee 150A-2 Aerojet ntric acid/Amine propellant rocket stage. Typical ideal dV=3839 m/s; gravity and drag losses = 1012 m/s.
  • Aerobee 150-2 Aerojet nitric acid/Aniline propellant rocket stage. Thrust 17.80 kN.
  • Aerobee Jr Aerojet Nitric acid/aniline rocket engine.