The propellent discharge lasted about two seconds, giving the rocket a velocity of about 550fps ( 167 meters per second ) and about 75g's acceleration for a . 75 lbs payload.
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The statement said that the burning skin and other discomfort reported by the reservists in the camps were not consistent with a chemical attack, and that the ailments were probably caused by rocket propellent.
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The purpose of the oddly named pogo suppression valve is to ensure a steady flow of liquid oxygen propellent to the shuttle's rocket engines during the roughest portion of the climb to orbit.
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Instead, a partially ( not fully ) reusable design was selected, where an external propellent tank was discarded for each launch, and the booster rockets and shuttle orbiter were refurbished for reuse.
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*" The third stage was built in Somerset by Bristol Aerojet, whilst the solid propellent was produced by the Explosives Research and Development Establishment in Waltham Abbey . "-Flip passive to active?
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As the rocket left the launch tube, the plug in the rocket nozzle dropped off, allowing the rocket's fins to be deployed and the propellent charge to be released through the nozzle.
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Takeoff of America's first " rocket-assisted " fixed-wing aircraft, an Ercoupe fitted with a GALCIT developed solid propellent JATO booster with a thrust of 28 pounds force ( 125 N)
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"' 2-Dimethylaminoethylazide "'( "'DMAZ "') is a liquid fuel being investigated for use as a spacecraft propellent to replace the toxic, carcinogenic monomethylhydrazine.
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There are also flat round brass disks in the sand under the C4 that could also be artillery primers for a calibre that uses modular propellent charges rather than a cased round such as 105mm or 155mm.
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Ramona S . Jones, a spokeswoman for Glaxo Wellcome, says the problem with other propellents is that they interact differently with different medications, sometimes clumping, sometimes sticking to the edge of the canister and clogging the nozzle.
