On Sat, 01 Jun 2002 02:11:01 +0100, Ian Woollard
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>There's one awkward issue with this design though- what stops the body
>of the rocket turning with the engine?
The bearing. Is it going to be 100% effective? No, nothing ever is.
>I mean sure, you can add another thruster to balance it out, but its
>more weight and not that easy.
It's a tradeoff. One of the prices you pay for obscenely high chamber
pressure for a few hundred dollars is that you need a roll thruster.
Or, you could use two of these engines in tandem.
-R
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