Reaction Motors in New Jersey - X-1 Series Development

By Shireesh Kumar, NJIT

In later years, RMI (and its successor, RMD) continued to provide engines for the X-series aircraft, including the X-1B, tested 1956-58, and the X-15, a research aircraft that was a developmental step toward the modern Space Shuttle. RMI's success at winning Navy contracts led to a huge expansion of facilities at Lake Denmark. By 1950, RMI provided the bulk of the test facilities at the new "Naval Air Rocket Test Station" (NARTS) at Lake Denmark, a $7.5 million facility nestled on 650 remote acres adjacent to Picatinny Arsenal. Below are the pictures of X-1 series aircraft motors.

X-1 Series of Aircraft Motors on Exhibit at Teterboro Museum

	Company: RMI(Reaction Motors Inc.) Bell X-1 Rocket Motor Site: Lake Denmark The Motor is in Teterboro Museum, Teterboro,NJ.
	Company: RMI(Reaction Motors Inc.) Description of Bell X-1 Rocket Motor Site: Lake Denmark The Picture is in Teterboro Museum, Teterboro,NJ.
	Company: RMI(Reaction Motors Inc.) X-15 space shuttel made by RMI Site: Lake Denmark The Picture is in Teterboro Museum, Teterboro,NJ.
	Company: RMI(Reaction Motors Inc.) Description of Bell X-15 Rocket Site: Lake Denmark The Picture is in Teterboro Museum, Teterboro,NJ.