Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Helmuth Walter KG
- Summary
- This cutaway shows the internal tubing and divisions of the K-1 combustion chamber for the 109-507 Walter hydrogen-peroxide engine, which boosted the Henschel Hs 293 air-to-surface anti-shipping missile. The tubing and divisions promoted mixing of the highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide (codenamed "T-Stoff") with the permanganate catalyst ("Z-Stoff"), leading to the breakdown of the peroxide and the expulsion of superheated steam and oxygen from the engine nozzle to create thrust.
- This chamber came to the National Air and Space Museum in December 1975 along with a number of other rocket artifacts developed or tested after World War II by Reactions Motors, Inc.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Reaction Motors Division, Thiokol Chemical Corporation
- Inventory Number
- A19771226000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 ft. 4 in. long x 7 in. diameter (40.64 x 17.78cm)
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Rockets & Missiles
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19771226000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99dbfc5c1-4eca-444c-ad52-eb465c4be024
