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Re:Aerospike Engines: Why aren't we using them now? [video] by phkahler on Saturday June 09, 2018 @09:43AM (#17272977)
It looks like SpaceX are perfectly capable of doing simulation and testing of an engine like this. If they have it would be great to see a presentation on their results and conclusions.
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Re:Aerospike Engines: Why aren't we using them now? [video] by valuearb on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:43AM (#17276756)
They’d tell you that staging reduces the efficiency if Aerospikes enough that they are not worth the weight penalty.
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