Monroe Lee King Jr.

I mentioned this on Arocket a couple years ago. Use a solid rocket motor (sugar and KNO3 is a good gas generator) to power your car turbocharger. Use a fluid coupling to your pump shaft (much like a car fan clutch) Because you cannot put a radial load on your turbine shaft. I figured a K impulse motor could make your turbine output 80 horsepower. I think it's a sound beginning for a turbopump