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hybrid rocket

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hybrid rocket [′hī·brəd ′räk·ət]
(aerospace engineering)
A rocket with an engine utilizing a liquid propellant with a solid propellant in the same rocket engine.


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It was also announced that the design for the Bloodhound SSC (Supersonic car) had now been sorted out, with a jet engine from the Eurofighter Typhoon being positioned above the prototype hybrid rocket.
To break the boundaries, the super sonic car is powered by a Eurojet EJ200 and a Falcon hybrid rocket.
This first engine looks to be functioning very efficiently from the shape of the flame and the distinct Mach diamonds," said Adam Baker, an expert on hybrid rocket engines with Surrey Satellite Technology, a space technology company in Guildford, UK.
 
 
 
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