arc jet engine

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arc jet engine [¦ärk ¦jet ′en·jən]

(aerospace engineering)

An electromagnetic propulsion engine used to supply motive power for flight; hydrogen and ammonia are used as the propellant, and some plasma is formed as the result of electric-arc heating.

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