Not exact matches
The traditional definition of a
rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains
thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving fluid from within a
rocket engine.
Ion exhaust is much faster than the exhaust from a chemical
rocket, so an ion
engine can produce 10 times as much
thrust from each pound of fuel.
In all, they have 27
engines — more than any other working
rocket — and they can create up to 5 million pounds of
thrust at liftoff.
A
rocket will boost the car to around 1200 kilometres per hour, (Mach 1) while a Eurofighter jet
engine will provide more controllable
thrust to coax it up to 1600 km / h (1000 miles per hour).
Blue Origin's BE-3
rocket engine ramps up to full power operations of 110,000 lbf
thrust.
With 125 lbs ft of torque from 1800rpm to 4250rpm it's obviously no
rocket but nor does it feel underpowered thanks to the spread of
thrust which gives the
engine almost diesel characteristics.
A
rocket sled with a 2.3 - liter, four - cylinder
engine pumping out 160 horsepower, thanks to electronic fuel injection, a responsive fluid - cooled turbocharger and an intercooler, which lowers the temperature of the air being rammed into the
engine for improved combustion and extra
thrust.