Titan Rocket Engine Test - 60fps High Speed Camera, 1964, Gemini Program, Titan II, LR-87

High speed (64 fps) camera view of a Titan engine test on June 17, 1964, here presented at real speed. Sound is reconstructed from a Titan II launch and a water sound suppression system test. The LR-87 engine motors can be seen gimballing. Original footage from Research, editing and processing by Retro Space HD. ========================================= The LR87 was an American liquid-propellant rocket engine used on the first stages of Titan intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch vehicles. Composed of twin motors with separate combustion chambers and turbopump machinery, it is considered a single unit. The LR87 first flew in 1959. ========================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( ): Asbjørn Drew Granston Francis Bernier Gary Smith Gio Pagliari Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Noah Soderquist Ryan Hardy Scott Manley ===========
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