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Flox/UDMH

Propellant

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Flox/UDMH propellant. FLOx was a mixture of liquid fluorine and liquid oxygen, and was test fired with UDMH engines in the 1950's. It improved performance while avoiding the extreme handling problems of pure liquid fluorine.

Optimum Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.7. Temperature of Combustion: 4,395 deg K. Density: 1.15 g/cc.