Nine volumes of Rocketdyne technical manuals for the F-1 rocket engine, totaling approximately 1,400 pages of detailed diagrams, schematics, instructions, tables, and descriptions pertaining to the F-1, which was used to power the S-IC first stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle. The F-1 remains the most powerful single combustion chamber liquid-propellant rocket engine ever developed. Titles include:
F-1 Rocket Engine, Engine Data (R-3896-1)
F-1 Rocket Engine, Maintenance and Repair (R-3896-3, Vols. I and II)
F-1 Rocket Engine, Illustrated Parts Breakdown (R-3896-4)
F-1 Rocket Engine Ground Support Equipment, Maintenance and Operation (R-3896-5, Vols. I and II)
F-1 Rocket Engine, Installation and Repair of Thermal Insulation (R-3896-6)
F-1 Rocket Engine, Transportation (R-3896-9)
F-1 Rocket Engine, Operating Instructions (R-3896-11)
Four are in orange "Rocketdyne/North American Aviation" wrappers, three are in yellow "Rocketdyne/North American Rockwell" wrappers, and two are in modern white binders. Three of the orange manuals are stamped "Downgraded to 'Unclassified'…per contract No. NAS-8-18734 and NAS-8-5604."
These documents were provided by Rocketdyne engineers in the 1960s and '70s when they visited or were assigned at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). These were 'Office Copies' at the MSFC, Propulsion Systems Department, Structural & Dynamics Analysis Branch (later Division). All appear to have been updated with the most recent Rocketdyne changes—usually early 1970s. In overall very good to fine condition, with varying degrees of wear from use, and various stamps and markings on the covers.
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