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  2. Orbital maneuver - Wikipedia

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    It is the limit case of a burn to generate a particular amount of delta-v, as the burn time tends to zero. In the physical world no truly instantaneous change in velocity is possible as this would require an "infinite force" applied during an "infinitely short time" but as a mathematical model it in most cases describes the effect of a maneuver ...

  3. Black powder rocket motor - Wikipedia

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    Figures from tests of Estes rocket motors are used in the following examples of rocket motor performance. [6] For miniature black powder rocket motors (13 mm diameter), the maximum thrust is between 5 and 12 N, the total impulse is between 0.5 and 2.2 N·s, and the burn time is between 0.25 and 1 second. For Estes ‘regular size’ rocket ...

  4. Model rocket motor classification - Wikipedia

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    Where is the burn time in seconds, is the instantaneous thrust in newtons, is average thrust in newtons, and is the total impulse in newton seconds. Class A is from 1.26 newton-seconds (conversion factor 4.448 N per lb. force) to 2.5 N·s, and each class is then double the total impulse of the preceding class, with Class B being 2.51 to 5.00 N·s.

  5. Burn rate (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Burn rate (typically expressed in mm/s or in/s) is the sample length over time at a given pressure and temperature. For solid fuel propellant, the most common method of measuring burn rate is the Crawford Type Strand Burning Rate Bomb System [3] (also known as the Crawford Burner or Strand Burner), as described in MIL-STD-286C. [4]

  6. Bristol Siddeley Gamma - Wikipedia

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    Burn time 125 seconds The Armstrong Siddeley , later Bristol Siddeley Gamma was a family of rocket engines used in British rocketry, including the Black Knight and Black Arrow launch vehicles.

  7. Delta-v budget - Wikipedia

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    The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation shows that the delta-v of a rocket (stage) is proportional to the logarithm of the fuelled-to-empty mass ratio of the vehicle, and to the specific impulse of the rocket engine. A key goal in designing space-mission trajectories is to minimize the required delta-v to reduce the size and expense of the rocket that ...

  8. Multistage rocket - Wikipedia

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    The rocket breaks free from the previous stage, then begins burning through the next stage in straight succession. On the other hand, a rocket that implements parallel staging has two or more different stages that are active at the same time. For example, the Space Shuttle has two Solid Rocket Boosters that burn simultaneously

  9. Ascent propulsion system - Wikipedia

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    The ascent propulsion system (APS) or lunar module ascent engine (LMAE) is a fixed-thrust hypergolic rocket engine developed by Bell Aerosystems for use in the Apollo Lunar Module ascent stage. It used Aerozine 50 fuel, and N 2 O 4 oxidizer.