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LR39

Engine · USA

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Reaction Motors LOx/Alcohol rocket engine. Small experimental engine. Single thrust chamber, water cooled, equipped only with spark plug ignition system and propellant flow valves. Test article only built.

Engine: 0.66 kg (1.45 lb). Chamber Pressure: 16.70 bar. Propellant Formulation: Lox/Alcohol+Water mixture with .86 specific gravity. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 34.84.

Country
USA
Propellants
Lox/Alcohol