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RD-218

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AKA: 11D69;8D712. Date: 1958-61. Number: 212 . Thrust: 2,592.00 kN (582,704 lbf). Unfuelled mass: 1,960 kg (4,320 lb). Specific impulse: 289 s. Specific impulse sea level: 246 s. Burn time: 90 s. Height: 2.19 m (7.18 ft). Diameter: 2.79 m (9.15 ft).

The RD-218 powered the R-16 ICBM that was referred to by Khrushchev at the UN when he claimed the USSR was producing missiles like sausages. Both the engines and the R-16 were built at Dnepropetrovsk in the Ukraine. The missile was in service until the 1970s. Diameter is per chamber. An earlier version of the engine used in the R-16 had a vacuum thrust of 255,400 kgf.

Chambers: 6. Thrust (sl): 2,220.000 kN (499,070 lbf). Thrust (sl): 226,400 kgf. Engine: 1,960 kg (4,320 lb). Chamber Pressure: 73.60 bar. Area Ratio: 18.8. Propellant Formulation: AK27I/UDMH. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 135.71. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.5.