A great article!So just to be clear - "Full flow" = "staged combustion", as the article implies? Or is there something more to it?
That wasn't just a cool read, it was an education! Thanks Alejandro!
Alejandro, that is what Chris would say is "meaty" work. Had no idea about the history, so interesting. LOVE that image of Korolev and Glushko....a picture that says a 1000 words.
Are the legs scaled to the same ratio as the F9? The appear to barely be able to reach the ground from their mount points, much less be a stable base.
Nice work Alejo.I got a little confused when you were telling us about the concepts presented in 2010, because I'm a skim-reader, so I forgot the context by the time you were talking about how troublesome liquid hydrogen is. :-)The historical context of full-flow engines was fascinating.
Great work baldusi!