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Larry Winiarski
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What are two main types of rocket engines?
The two main types of rocket engines are Solid fuel rocket engines and Liquid fuel rocket engines.
What are 2 types of rocket engines?
There are two basic types of rocket engines, solid fuel and liquid fuel. NASA mostly uses liquid fuel rockets, and model rockets are usually solid fuel. There are two types of solid fuels. Composite and black powder. Composite fuels are lighter and generally have higher thrust than the black powder motors. I hope this answers your question!
What is a removable solid rocket engine on a rocket?
If you're talking about a solid rocket booster, or SRB, then it's the solid-fuel powered rocket motors attached outside the main vehicle, used to provide extra lift at take-off, and jettisoned after take-off when their fuel has expired. These are used on the sides of the Space Shuttle (they're the big, pointy things on the sides). That's the only thing I know of that fits your description, and I'm sorry if that's not what you mean.
Who is Robert Goddard?
Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926
Where does the fuel go in a rocket?
In the fuel tank
Are the solid fuel rocket or the liquid fuel rocket faster?
liquid fuel
Is rocket fuel solid or liquid?
There are solid rocket fuels, and there are liquid rocket fuels.
Can a solid fuel rocket work without oxygen?
Yes. Solid rocket fuel contains its own oxidizer.
What would model rocket fuel be described as?
Modern model rocket fuel is a solid fuel.
What fuel is put into rockets?
Solid rocket fuel.
What fuel is in a model rocket engine?
Solid fuel
What is rocket fuel?
Rocket fuel is either liquid or solid. Other kinds are being developed.
Where does a solid fuel rocket store it's fuel?
in the engine
Where is the solid fuel rocket on a rocket?
At the very bottom is the nozzle, after that is the fuel. Depending on how big the rocket is and how much fuel it needs determines the size of the chamber
What are two main types of rocket engines?
The two main types of rocket engines are Solid fuel rocket engines and Liquid fuel rocket engines.
What are solid rockets?
The correct term is "solid propellant rocket". These are rockets that burn fuel that is not a liquid(or they are NOT liquid fuel rockets). These rockets have a fuel that is poured into the rocket case and turns to a solid. Once ignited, there is no stopping the burn or controlling it.A simple example of this is rocket you shoot on the 4th of July. It burns black powder that has been formed into a cardboard case.Whereas, a liquid fuel rocket can be controlled by varying the amount of fuel that is injected into the rocket motor.
Do signal flare's work in outer space?
If its fuel has an oxidizer (oxygen-producing solid fuel) in it like solid rocket fuel, then yes.
