Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · 17 août 2020
Raptors will only do majority of the work flipping on the first couple flights right? Won't the hot gas thrusters do more of the work eventually?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
It’s counter-intuitive, but Raptor has so much thrust at high Isp with liquid (high density) propellant & pump-fed (light tanks), that it beats hot gas for the flip. That said, hot gas beats the heck out of N2 for orbital manuevers & stabilizing ship if landing in high winds!
02:17 · 19 août 2020 · 0 vues
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