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Thrust:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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650 lbf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oxidizer:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mixture Ratio:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Burn Time:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HORNET Engine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hornet was the Akronaut’s first liquid engine. The engine was regeneratively cooled and was additively manufactured using laser powder bed fusion out of NASA’s GR-Cop42 copper alloy. The project scope included: designing the engine, designing and building a test stand, developing a system of electrical controls, and then verifying the entire system. Hornet was hotfired 3 times in the same day in April of 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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