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03-07-2019, 08:55 AM
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The RD-180 rocked engines are currently used on the US Atlas rockets. It's pretty incredible, Russians are the only ones to have perfected the design since around 1995. US has extended the contract to use them for another few years since there's nothing like it-
Those V2 rockets were stolen from Germany after the war, by US and USSR-soviets also took all the BMW and Junkers jet engines along with more than 6000 scientists and engineers. The team developed the BMW jet engines into the large turboprop monsters used on the Bear bomber. The Soviets also purchased 55 Rolls Royce Nene jet engines and developed the Klimov VK-1 RD-180 origins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMbl_ofF3AM&t=217s Wikipedia's info on RD-180 rocket engines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RD-180 
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03-07-2019, 08:57 AM
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03-07-2019, 09:17 AM
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"You go to the track with the Porsche you have, not the Porsche you wish you had." '03 E46 M3 '57 356A Various VWs |
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3D printed metal liquid-fueled rocket engine, launched in 2016:
    Vulcan one reached an altitude of 4000 feet. Vulcan two is expected to soar 30,000 feet this year, and Vulcan three is expected to reach 120 km in 2021. Last edited by sammyg2; 03-07-2019 at 10:30 AM.. |
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03-07-2019, 10:25 AM
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03-07-2019, 10:34 AM
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https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/feature/NASA_advances_schlieren_imagery_for_supersonic_air craft.html
  https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/supersonic-shockwave-interaction.html    More info here: https://boingboing.net/2019/03/06/absolutely-spectacular-first-e.html
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03-07-2019, 10:52 AM
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03-07-2019, 11:18 AM
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03-07-2019, 01:00 PM
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03-07-2019, 02:23 PM
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03-07-2019, 03:12 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA.... You know, the only place on Highway 50 between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe the you find signal lights. Above the fog most of the time and I can see the stars of the Milky Way 8 out of 10 nights. Kinda cool.....
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MORE random pics......
Hey fellas,
Just in case any of you are looking for a last minute gift idea for the wife or girlfriend. Can be found at your local TJ Max stores. I guess they work really well at releasing pent up tension.  Random pic provided by the Mrs....... 
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03-07-2019, 08:46 PM
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03-08-2019, 04:09 AM
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03-08-2019, 04:53 AM
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03-08-2019, 05:02 AM
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03-08-2019, 05:02 AM
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03-08-2019, 05:13 AM
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03-08-2019, 07:54 AM
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03-08-2019, 08:48 AM
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