The S-IVB was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine. For lunar missions it was fired twice: first for the orbit insertion after second stage cutoff, and then for translunar injection (TLI).
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Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 13.1ft (4.0m)
- Length 17.2ft (5.2m)
- Height 29.4ft (9.0m)
- Empty Weight 21,241lbs (9,635kg)
- Loaded Weight 27,474lbs (12,462kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.331
- Wing Loading 64.7lbs/ft2 (315.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 424.6ft2 (39.5m2)
- Drag Points 27526
Parts
- Number of Parts 408
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 663
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109k WalrusAircraftI can only imagine the part count when finished! And how it looks!9.0 years ago
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2,135 AsimovLooks spot on9.0 years ago
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2,965 600548@Zing2000 are you going to participate in my contest?9.0 years ago
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2,965 600548@Zing20009.0 years ago
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18.4k Teus@Eric314 You could do that but if you do you should be very specific. It has to fit exactly within the rest of your rocket. But if do, I'd enter for sure!9.0 years ago
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2,965 600548@Teus do you think i should put up a lunar module/apollo CSM building contest?9.0 years ago
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18.4k Teus@Eric314 I'd be happy to help you with that! Recently got the PC version on my gaming laptop so it'd be no problem, hopefully.9.0 years ago
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18.4k Teus@Eric314 Nice! That's gonna be one big@ss rocket.9.0 years ago
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2,965 600548But i probably need someone else to put it together because it lags out both my ipad and laptop @Teus9.0 years ago
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2,965 600548@Teus yeah9.0 years ago
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18.4k TeusAnother beautiful stage! If all stages are done, are you gonna put the whole Saturn V together?9.0 years ago
