Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-3
The four-chamber liquid rocket engine that powered the Bell X-1 through the sound barrier.
Identity
- Aliases
- XLR11-RM-3
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-3
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- The four-chamber liquid rocket engine that powered the Bell X-1 through the sound barrier.
- Propellants
- ethyl alcoholliquid oxygen
- Rocket Specs
- Chamber Count
- 4
- Sea Level Thrust Kn
- 26.5
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:31:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:31:22 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- Title
- Chuck Yeager Broke the Sound Barrier in the Bell X-1
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- Title
- Reaction Motors: 75th Anniversary
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Bell X-1 official vehicle reference