Doug Jones wrote: > > Stumbled across this today- > http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/Files/MissileFuelPricesFY04.pdf > > Bulk prices converted to $/lb- > > Prop $/lb > LOX 0.0405 ($81/ton) > N2O4 18.50 (various MON concentrations) > RFNA 26.25 > H2O2 70% 1.05 (Higher conc TBD) > MMH 61.00 > RP1 0.46 ($3/gal at rho =.78, same price as JP-7 av fuel) > LH2 2.50 (but only 1.46/gal) > > The price of LOX kinda drives a stake through the heart of > airbreathing concepts...
Hmmm.... $26/lb for nitric acid? and $61 for MMH? That seems awful high for commodity chemicals that the rocket industry has been buying in bulk for years... -dave w _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
