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Reason077 • last Friday at 11:00 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

> ”It's being sold in two modes. One with cold gas (no combustion) … and one with real combustion rocket engines”

No, both versions use cold gas thrusters. There are no combustion rocket engines involved here.

The difference between the “thrust” and “rocket” versions is the number of thrusters: “rocket” has additional thrusters that enable it to fly. The “thrust” version just has them at the back for acceleration.


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intrasight • last Friday at 11:24 PM

Can't help but recall the JATO Rocket Car

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JATO_Rocket_Car

The famous JATO Rocket Car story was one of the original Darwin Awards winners. I remember reading it out loud to my buddies and us all rolling withlaughter when it was published in News of the Weird. pre-Internet.

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Geee • yesterday at 1:49 AM

Rocket version also has an additional 400 liter COPV which takes up the passenger seat. Thrust version has a 200 liter COPV behind the seats.

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ransom1538 • yesterday at 12:53 AM

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