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1Hot water rocket — A hot water rocket, or steam rocket uses water held in a pressure vessel at a high temperature, such that its saturated vapor pressure is significantly greater than ambient pressure. The water is allowed to escape as steam through a rocket nozzle …
2Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant — (APCP) is a modern solid rocket propellant used in both manned and unmanned rocket vehicles. It differs from many traditional solid rocket propellants such as black powder or Zinc Sulfur, not only in chemical composition and overall performance,… …
3Rocket propellant — is mass that is stored, usually in some form of propellant tank, prior to being used as the propulsive mass that is ejected from a rocket engine in the form of a fluid jet to produce thrust.Chemical rocket propellants are most commonly used,… …
4Hypergolic propellant — A hypergolic propellant is either of the two rocket propellants used in a hypergolic rocket engine, which spontaneously ignite when they come into contact. The two propellants are usually termed the fuel and the oxidizer . Although hypergolic… …
5Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …
6Metal Storm — Metalstorm redirects here. For other uses, see Metal Storm (disambiguation). Metal Storm Limited Type Public (ASX: MST) …
7Recoilless rifle — A recoilless gun or recoilless rifle (RCL) is a lightweight form of weapon that allows the firing of a heavier projectile than would be practical with a recoiling weapon. Technically, only devices that use a rifled barrel are recoilless rifles .… …
8De Havilland Sprite — Sprite (DSpr.l) Country of origin UK Manufacturer de Havilland Application RATO hydrogen peroxide monopropellant Walter cold cycle Performance …
9Cartridge (firearms) — From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22LR. A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm …
10Civil War rifles — There were many kinds of Civil War Rifles . During the American Civil War the rifle was the most common weapon found on the front lines. Most of the rifles during that time were loaded with a small lead ball or with a minnie ball (or Minié ball)… …
