1.8KS7800

1.8KS7800 is a solid propellant[1] rocket engine designed by Aerojet[2] and used in the AIM-7A, AIM7B and AIM7C Sparrow missiles.[3] The designation 1.8KS7800 means that the engine burns during 1.8 seconds and generates 7,800 pounds of thrust.[4][5][6]

1.8KS7800
Country of originUnited States
Date1957
DesignerAerojet
StatusRetired
Solid-fuel motor
Performance
Thrust (vac.)35 kN
Dimensions
Length1.3 m
Diameter0.2 m

References
  1. Aviation Week. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. 1956.
  2. Aviation Week & Space Technology. McGraw-Hill. 1964.
  3. Parsch, Andreas (April 7, 2007). "Raytheon AAM-N-2,3,6/AIM-101/AIM-7/RIM-7 Sparrow". Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  4. "Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, 1.KS 7800, Sparrow II Missile". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  5. Wade, Mark (2008). "1.8KS7800". Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  6. McDowell, Jonathan (February 2007). "Stages". Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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