12 Million HP

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 08/15/2016 at 23:05 • Filed to: Spacelopnik

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When HP is no longer the best metric. Flying out to New Orleans tomorrow to see the test and hang out with fellow nerdy space folks.

Birddog > f86sabre 08/15/2016 at 23:16

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So fluid. Gaaaaa...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > f86sabre 08/15/2016 at 23:19

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Meh. My Hellcat has more than that.

WK2 > f86sabre 08/15/2016 at 23:19

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hey that's my city!

For Sweden > f86sabre 08/16/2016 at 01:28

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Sure, but it can’t rev at all

sonicgabe > f86sabre 08/16/2016 at 02:30

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But how many torques?

MrDakka > f86sabre 08/16/2016 at 02:46

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Internal combustion is for scrubs who still cling to hohmann transfers. External combustion is where it’s at.

Sam > f86sabre 08/16/2016 at 02:55

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I gotta ask - what is all that liquid (?) pooling around the edges?

jimz > Sam 08/16/2016 at 06:55

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I think cryo rocket motors bleed off some of the propellant to cool the nozzle.

WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot > f86sabre 08/16/2016 at 07:30

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These things should be measured in hellcats.

EngineerWithTools > f86sabre 08/16/2016 at 09:57

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Hey, it’s a giant fuel pump!

(With a burner attached.)

Viggen > f86sabre 08/16/2016 at 10:41

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F-1?

f86sabre > Viggen 08/16/2016 at 17:09

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RS-25. A descendant of the J-2.

f86sabre > Viggen 08/16/2016 at 18:24

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Hmmm, you may be right looking at that bell.

f86sabre > jimz 08/16/2016 at 18:25

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Yep. They route some fuel around the edge to keep temps in check.

f86sabre > WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot 08/16/2016 at 18:25

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Many

f86sabre > For Sweden 08/16/2016 at 18:25

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Turbo lag, yo