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... research and development on new concepts of ramjet engine performance at altitude, increasing performance of Navaho engine experimentally approximately 40 percent and also contributing to Bomarc engine. Field-effect transistor and ...

... the X-15 . Under Kindelberger, NAA's Rocketdyne Division pioneered the rocket propulsion development for Navaho , Atlas, Jupiter missile Jupiter , Thor, and Redstone engines. NAA is presently prime contractor on NASA ...

USAF Chief of Staff, Nathan F. Twining, reported that ICBM's were receiving priority in the AF program because of known Soviet progress. Navaho , Snark , and Atlas programs accelerated.

First full-thrust test of 75,000-pound liquid rocket engine for the Navaho (XLR43-NA-1) conducted by North American at Santa Susana, Calif.

At Santa Susana, Calif., a complete liquid-rocket engine assembly (Navaho) having a thrust in excess of 100,060 pounds was fired for the first time. North American F-86D established official speed record of 698.505 mph at Salton Sea, Calif., Capt. J. Slade Nash (USAF) as pilot.

At Santa Susana, Calif., a complete liquid-rocket engine assembly ( Navaho ) having a thrust in excess of 200,000 pounds was fired for the first time.

Prototype of North America's B-64 Navaho , a X-10 ramjet guided missile, made its initial flight.

Work on AM-2 propulsion system for Atlas by Rocketdyne was begun, drawing upon the experience in developing the regeneratively cooled chamber developed for the Navaho .

Inertial guidance system for Navaho X-10 missile tested in first flight at Downey, Calif.

First successful recovery of a Navaho X-10 using fully automatic approach and landing system, made at Edwards AFB , Calif.

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