Historically when weve gone into a program like this, weve had engine developments that start right off the bat. Instead were saying, lets focus our new propulsion development on much smaller-scale efforts. Lets also have back up plans in case it doesnt work out. Its a balanced risk versus reward that weve laid out here.
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Rocket propulsion was explored -- specifically, a turbo-pump-equipped rocket made by Reaction Motors Inc. Delivering 6,000 pounds of thrust, the acid-aniline-fueled engine was believed to be capable of boosting an airplane to the fringes of the known performance envelope,
The NFL has provided GM with an outstanding opportunity to showcase the benefits of our advanced hybrid technology to the world. Transit buses are an excellent application for hybrid propulsion systems, because buses consume significantly more fuel than cars or light trucks and they are often utilized in stop-and-go city traffic.
His immense power is lightened by a rhythm which has in it as little obvious propulsion as a movement of music by Mozart.
HTS technology is attracting strong attention for a broad range of military and commercial applications. In addition to future U. S. Navy generators, HTS wire is currently powering ship propulsion motors, electric grid power cables, synchronous condensers and specialty magnets. We value the opportunity to work once more with our strategic alliance partner, Northrop Grumman, in developing a key component of the Navy's integrated power systems for its future all-electric ships.
They, more than most experts, have a clear understanding of the need for safety and simplicity in our vehicles and propulsion systems.
In principal, having carrier capability is desirable and ditto for nuclear propulsion. An aircraft carrier is all about presence and adds to the navy's capability.
Hybrid propulsion is just one of the technologies that we can introduce to meet the performance expectations of our customers, yet protect this planet that we all count on to sustain us.
The cost of propulsion, the cost of fuel, keeps going up.
We have gone to the limits of what this system can do, which is way beyond the original design and requirements. That's really allowed us to squeeze every ounce of performance out of both systems, spacecraft and propulsion.
Now if you launch with conventional propulsion, most of the scientists would be retired or dead
People of the ancient might not yet familiar and had no references at all with aircraft technology and propulsion system as we have today. Therefore, if they saw something strange and flying in the sky, sometimes they called it as chariots of fire, or wheel upon the earth, or by some words which came out of their minds and mouths spontaneously.
The railroad originally was as completely dissociated from steam propulsion as was the ship.
I think our real vision is to really look at some new ideas for propulsion, and bring to the table some new concepts to make them more accessible.
The whole initiative NASA Administrator Mike Griffin has introduced since he took over breathes new life into the propulsion industry. Before we were kind of in a going-out-of-business mode.