RangerDanger75 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Found this hot little thing hangin out around campus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvesteR Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 See? That's how the Kerbals get most of their equipment Awesome engine! I want it for my house! (I'd have to move out myself, but it might just be worth it )Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt'n Skunky Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 That's got me thinking, I wonder if there is a market for replicas as artwork for the home.... and over here is my Mk II Atlas Rocket Engine. She's a real beauty!Arrr!Capt'n Skunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislo27 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Can't believe universities have liquid engines to their disposal.And I'm only 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvesteR Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Can't believe universities have liquid engines to their disposal.And I'm only 10.Mine didn't... now I feel I missed out on something during my college education. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieninstriker Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 What school is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerDanger75 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 This is at Auburn University's (War Eagle!) Aerospace Engineering building. I don't think they actually use it, I think it's just a display piece. I plan on going over to the building again soon, and I'll let you guys know what it is exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEvo Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I do believe it's a Rocketdyne RL-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislo27 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It's a trash can o' boom!Or is that for the Solid Rocket Boosters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerDanger75 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 I do believe it's a Rocketdyne RL-10.Damn you're good. I went back and checked, and it was indeed the RL-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty406 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Oh god the Daleks are he- Oh wait my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEvo Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Damn you're good. I went back and checked, and it was indeed the RL-10Lucky guess, maybe? ;DIt's a VERY common American turbopump-driven, liquid fuel engine, and it's about as prolific in US aerospace history as the trusty old RD-107 was for the Soviets. Plus, it looked to be about the right size, dimensions, and vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislo27 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 -snip- Soviets. -snip-You just reminded me that in Soviet Russia, everything is backwards and upside down.Oh, and they explode you (instead of the Kerbals). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpearson Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Found this hot little thing hangin out around campusLuckily he had a good heart and took it into his home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEvo Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 You just reminded me that in Soviet Russia, everything is backwards and upside down.Oh, and they explode you (instead of the Kerbals).You gotta admit, those early Russian rocket scientists deserve some respect. Tsiolkovsky, Korolev, Glushko, ALL seemed to have an edge over their Western counterparts. Back in the early '30s, Russian rocket technology was YEARS ahead of anyone else's, INCLUDING the Germans'. Then many of those brilliant minds fell victim to Stalin's purges, and progress completely halted. I'm of the belief that, if Korolev & gang hadn't been locked up, they would've been bombarding Penemunde with ballistic missiles quicker than Von Braun could even blink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislo27 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 You gotta admit, those early Russian rocket scientists deserve some respect. Tsiolkovsky, Korolev, Glushko, ALL seemed to have an edge over their Western counterparts. Back in the early '30s, Russian rocket technology was YEARS ahead of anyone else's, INCLUDING the Germans'. Then many of those brilliant minds fell victim to Stalin's purges, and progress completely halted. I'm of the belief that, if Korolev & gang hadn't been locked up, they would've been bombarding Penemunde with ballistic missiles quicker than Von Braun could even blink.That was a joke.They do deserve some respect, though I lost you at 'then many...'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Ironically, the American skill in miniaturisation was partially due to being unable to match Soviet rockets for sheer brute force. The difference in size between Sputnik 1 and the first Satellite that the Americans attempted to launch (Vanguard) was striking - Sputnik 1 was orders of magnitude larger.One thing that I have always found ironic: the Soviet moon program fell victim to the fact that multiple bureaus were working on multiple projects, often developing nearly identical hardware without any communication with others. The Soviet system was centralised.Conversely, the American system was very market based and decentralised; yet they had a central project (coordinated through NASA) and very strong coordinating leadership.The American program was therefore much more organised.Oh, and sheer business muscle was also a factor. It wasn't readily apparent until the 1980s, but even in the 60s the Soviets were starting to run out of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEvo Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Ironically, the American skill in miniaturisation was partially due to being unable to match Soviet rockets for sheer brute force. The difference in size between Sputnik 1 and the first Satellite that the Americans attempted to launch (Vanguard) was striking - Sputnik 1 was orders of magnitude larger.ONE order of magnitude, if that.And that was because the Russians lauched Sputnik from a modified R-7 ICBM (the very same rocket Soyuz is based on), while the American scientists wanted to use rockets designed for scientific purposes (i.e. puny little sounding rockets) to accomplish the feat. Although, the Americans were at somewhat stagnant at that point, with Von Braun stuck on his Redstone design and nobody else bothering to design new and revolutionary liquid-engines like Glushko was. So yes, in a sense, the American rocket program WAS unable to match the Soviets until Sputnik gave 'em a swift kick in the rear.Then the almighty ATLAS brought America up to a competitive level with the Russians, in terms of rocket technology at least.One thing that I have always found ironic: the Soviet moon program fell victim to the fact that multiple bureaus were working on multiple projects, often developing nearly identical hardware without any communication with others. The Soviet system was centralised.The Soviet moon project failed because Korolev and Glushko couldn't get along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phoenix Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Oh god, you should see the Cosmosphere that we have here:It also has a completely intact SR-71 BlackBird hanging from the ceiling of one room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty406 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I'm sorry sir, but you can't park your rocket there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feragorn Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 This is at Auburn University's (War Eagle!) Aerospace Engineering building. I don't think they actually use it, I think it's just a display piece. I plan on going over to the building again soon, and I'll let you guys know what it is exactly.I'm up in Birmingham and UAB's got a whole Space Science/Engineering center. Every so often they'd send stuff up on the shuttle for ISS work. There's a lot of cool stuff there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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