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Ajax engine

Stage · USA

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Bell liquid rocket engine for the Nike Ajax sustainer stage. Red fuming nitric acid was the oxidizer; in the test missiles, the fuel was aniline-furfuryl alcohol as fuel, changing to JP-4 kerosene in the production missiles. Nike Ajax second stage.

Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Nike Ajax
Propellants
Solid
Agency
Bell