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Old October 7th 03, 10:59 PM
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From: "WDA"
Date: 10/7/2003 4:04 PM Central Daylight Time
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"...Isn't there some way you could use two separate gases, which in their
separate state are inert, but combined together under high pressure, become
explosive?..."

Yes there is! Such fuels are termed hypergolic. One such combination was
used in the Walter RII-211 rocket motor of the World War II German Me 263
interceptor.

WDA
Former Fury Flyer!


And used with varying degrees of success in the Me163 Komet.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired