Hi all,
I have a question that I wanted to post for a couple of weeks now, and finally did it
About rocketfuel:
During WW2 the Germans used T- and C-stoff for the Me-163.
(T = hydroperoxide, C = Hydrazinhydrate and Methanol)
Both were highly dangerous for any handling them.
Many accidents happened even with nearly empty tanks.
Nowadays we have a rocket that can reach space with another kind of rocketfuel.
SpaceShipOne uses Nitrous oxide(N²O) and rubber(Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) to be precise).
Both can't exploded and aren't dangerous for anyone handling them.
The obvious question is of course, why didn't the Germans use a much saver fuel? Is the use of C and T-stoff much more fuel-efficient? Or was that the lack of HTPB ( I know rubber was scarce in Germany at the time) that influenced the choice? Or were there other reasons to choice this kind of rocketfuel?
Kind regards,
Rob
I have a question that I wanted to post for a couple of weeks now, and finally did it
About rocketfuel:
During WW2 the Germans used T- and C-stoff for the Me-163.
(T = hydroperoxide, C = Hydrazinhydrate and Methanol)
Both were highly dangerous for any handling them.
Many accidents happened even with nearly empty tanks.
Nowadays we have a rocket that can reach space with another kind of rocketfuel.
SpaceShipOne uses Nitrous oxide(N²O) and rubber(Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) to be precise).
Both can't exploded and aren't dangerous for anyone handling them.
The obvious question is of course, why didn't the Germans use a much saver fuel? Is the use of C and T-stoff much more fuel-efficient? Or was that the lack of HTPB ( I know rubber was scarce in Germany at the time) that influenced the choice? Or were there other reasons to choice this kind of rocketfuel?
Kind regards,
Rob