Test firing Saturn 5 listing

ed kyle wrote:

S-1C-F: Facilities test stage with real center engine and four
simulated outer engines. Third S-1C built by MSFC 1963-1965. Shipped
to KSC from MAF January 1966 for facility testing as part of SA-500-F
vehicle. Rolled out to LC39A on 5-25-1966. Returned to MSFC and stored
on lot. [Scrapped].

The S1C F are a F1 dummy in the corner and 4 simulates.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/Hi...SC-66-5271.jpg

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Ami Silberman wrote:
Of course yes
According this book, the S1C T, named "T bird" was fired on MSFC
stand in 1965 and on MTF stand on 1967. But this stage was shown on
pictures at Marshall MIX without engines. How is possible ?
Is it the only "stage test" fired on stand before the first flight
stage ?

All stages are test fired. I don't know the specific pictures, but it
is possible that the engines, or more likely the engine bells, were
removed for transport. IIRC from Spacecraft Films Apollo 11 DVD, the
S1C engine bells were remounted in the VAB prior to stage erection
and stacking.

Thank you, exactly, in the MIX, the caption said "engines are mounted after
the stage hoisted". After this test firnig, the stages was shipped at MTF
for test firnig in new stand B1, but I don t know if the 5 engines remaind
in place on stage.


The F-1s were mounted on the stand after S-IC-T was erected
at MSFC the first time. I don't know if this prodedure was
repeated for S-IC-1,2, and 3, which were also tested at MSFC,
or for S-IC-T when it was erected for a second round of tests,
but photos show S-IC stages being erected at the MTF B stand
with engines installed. It could be that procedures called
for engines to be removed whenever a stage was erected into a
brand new test stand, in case something unexpected happened
during the lift procedures.

- Ed Kyle

ed kyle wrote:


The F-1s were mounted on the stand after S-IC-T was erected
at MSFC the first time. I don't know if this prodedure was
repeated for S-IC-1,2, and 3, which were also tested at MSFC,
or for S-IC-T when it was erected for a second round of tests,
but photos show S-IC stages being erected at the MTF B stand
with engines installed.

I confirm only the S1C T used this "procedure". Note, the F1 mengines are
removed after the MSFC test.

It could be that procedures called
for engines to be removed whenever a stage was erected into a
brand new test stand, in case something unexpected happened
during the lift procedures.

No I dont belive that.


- Ed Kyle

thank for all
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