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Raptor Rocket Engine Mk.1

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My First True Rocket Booster/Engine
Make it as a sub-assembly for your rocket projects :)

Raptor is a family of cryogenic, methane-fueled rocket engines under development by SpaceX. The engines are powered by densified liquid methane and liquid oxygen (LOX), rather than the RP-1 kerosene and LOX used in all previous Falcon 9 rockets which use Merlin 1C & D engines. The earliest concepts for Raptor considered liquid hydrogen (LH
2) as fuel rather than methane. The Raptor engine will have two to three times the thrust of the Merlin 1D engine that powers the current Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

The broad Raptor concept "is a highly reusable methane staged-combustion engine that will power the next generation of SpaceX launch vehicles designed for the exploration and colonization of Mars".According to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, this design will be able to achieve full reusability of all rocket stages and, as a result, "a two order of magnitude reduction in the cost of spaceflight"

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 9.5ft (2.9m)
  • Length 12.1ft (3.7m)
  • Height 26.5ft (8.1m)
  • Empty Weight 10,498lbs (4,762kg)
  • Loaded Weight 16,122lbs (7,313kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.742
  • Wing Loading 748.9lbs/ft2 (3,656.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 21.5ft2 (2.0m2)
  • Drag Points 13739

Parts

  • Number of Parts 72
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 244