Not all the details, but enough to understand how this monster got going. Enjoy!
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18 thoughts on “Insane engineering of the saturn f-1 engine”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Viktor Ko says:

    I remember looking at these engine for high school science, and my conclusion (as a high schooler), it was all achieved with very complex plumbing.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars airdaleva42 says:

    A very informative video. I am captivated by the Saturn V. I have nearly every book written about it. And each one has always taught me something new. I actually downloaded the F-1 familiarization manual. (And read it cover to cover.) The realization of how this engine worked flawlessly is mind blowing.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars William Roberts says:

    When they quit going to the moon, the shouldn’t have stop manufacturing the rocket motors because they could make billions on them if they had them stored and started selling them now.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cratecruncher says:

    Really enjoyed this video. Back in elementary school our class had an Apollo astronaut visit. I forget his name or his mission number. At the end of his talk he asked us if we had questions. My hand shot up. I asked: What does it feel like during lift off? He replied that it really wasn't uncomfortable at all. The astronaut just snugs down into the cushioning layers of the couch. I had hoped for something more exciting but there you go. The Saturn 5 was a comfy ride!

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars William Roberts says:

    The starting up slower is brilliant because we recently seen what happens to the launch when you blast the concrete under a rocket all at once.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Error 42 says:

    Just a bit of a comment to test something regarding new addblokking. Please disregard and enjoy your day 🙂

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars eric yell says:

    Does anybody know if this (F-1) engine was the single most powerfull liquid fueled rocket engine ever built to this date? I like almost all liquid fueled rocket engines, I read a lot about Robert Goddard and his work. I think the raptor engine and the B-4 engines, or is it BE-4 engine, sorry I fogot not too sure on that one, are impressive too, but I was always just in awe by the F-1 engine, I always thought this was one @$$ kicking rocket engine thanks!

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bill Danbury says:

    Congrats on 1MM views! 🎉🎉

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars W.E. Payne says:

    Howdy Fran, long time lurker here. Was 9 yrs old when I watch Apollo 11 launch and it still give me chills to remember.

    THANKS for giving the awesome F-1 it's due!! I'm more an avionics/ systems guy but with deep respect for my brethren in propulsion.

    Kudos to Elon & Tom Mueller for their revolutionary advances in rocket propulsion, but my Dad's generation came 50 years before ye an accomplished designs much farther ahead of the frontiers of technology, and all that using just slide rules!

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Thomas R. Barton JD says:

    The first 6 minutes are an amazing exposition with fantastic imagery of the engine raw thrust and the use of drawings and schematics all come together in fine F-1 fashion. Cheers to you and your love for this marvel of rocketry.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeremy Wilson says:

    I just got an idea from this that warrants an experiment. Thanks Fran.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jaster mereel says:

    rockets are so simple in concept but so complicated in execution its amazing

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars TWEEKRSEEKR 88 says:

    I love your voice, it's like a female version of Christopher Walken!

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Barefoot Track says:

    You can’t tell me this isn’t amazing. This is astonishing. Man can achieve soo much its incredible.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars brett d says:

    Awesome video, thank you. I have always been fascinated by this machine. I've been trying to find a good quality diecast Saturn V model but can't seem to find one.

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Borrego a Yudando says:

    I saw the nozzle plates all metal in seattle, they were a tad toasted and melted, looked like the mayan calendar.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Sherling says:

    The very idea that the moonshot was faked makes me beyond angry. The huge amount of hard work and engineering that it took is cheapened by the idiots that claim it was all Hollywood. It causes a small f1 engine pressure in my head! I just want to explode.
    The Saturn V program was unparalleled on every level. ALL IN THE 1960s!!!!
    Make America great again? Start educating people for free again!!!!

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Greg Wesley says:

    That's so freaking awesome!, thank you!.

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