D. Weinshenker wrote:

> > IIRC a hydride mix or similar was used as a fire starter liquid in
Apollo
> > F1's LOX/kero.

> Actually it was a mixture of metal/organic compounds - triethyl aluminum
> and triethyl boron IIRC. (Ignites spontaneously on contact with O2 at any
> temperature... even cryogenic.)

Yep, that looks better. But only pyrophoric with O2? Maybe such mix could
start an HP/kero motor without pre-decomposer as a triprop slug.
I mean, using HP<90 %.


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