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6 mar 2011 · With Lee Perry, David Mayman, Eric Scott, Bill Suiter. This is the story of a tenacious Australian Jet Pilot, David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of building and free-flying his very own Rocket Belt, only to discover he faces a nearly impossible task.
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- General characteristics and principles of operation
rocket, any of a type of jet-propulsion device carrying either solid or liquid propellants that provide both the fuel and oxidizer required for combustion. The term is commonly applied to any of various vehicles, including firework skyrockets, guided missiles, and launch vehicles used in spaceflight, driven by any propulsive device that is independ...
The rocket differs from the turbojet and other “air-breathing” engines in that all of the exhaust jet consists of the gaseous combustion products of “propellants” carried on board. Like the turbojet engine, the rocket develops thrust by the rearward ejection of mass at very high velocity.
The fundamental physical principle involved in rocket propulsion was formulated by Sir Isaac Newton. According to his third law of motion, the rocket experiences an increase in momentum proportional to the momentum carried away in the exhaust,where M is the rocket mass, ΔvR is the increase in velocity of the rocket in a short time interval, Δt, m° is the rate of mass discharge in the exhaust, ve is the effective exhaust velocity (nearly equal to the jet velocity and taken relative to the rocket), and F is force. The quantity m°ve is the propulsive force, or thrust, produced on the rocket by exhausting the propellant,
Evidently thrust can be made large by using a high mass discharge rate or high exhaust velocity. Employing high m° uses up the propellant supply quickly (or requires a large supply), and so it is preferable to seek high values of ve. The value of ve is limited by practical considerations, determined by how the exhaust is accelerated in the supersonic nozzle and what energy supply is available for the propellant heating.
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Most rockets derive their energy in thermal form by combustion of condensed-phase propellants at elevated pressure. The gaseous combustion products are exhausted through the nozzle that converts most of the thermal energy to kinetic energy. The maximum amount of energy available is limited to that provided by combustion or by practical considerations imposed by the high temperature involved. Higher energies are possible if other energy sources (e.g., electric or microwave heating) are used in conjunction with the chemical propellants on board the rockets, and extremely high energies are achievable when the exhaust is accelerated by electromagnetic means.
25 mag 2011 · ROCKET COMPULSION tells the story of an Australian Rocket Belt Pilot, David Mayman, striving to build his very own Rocket Belt. After years of testing and building with the world's leading...
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5 dic 2010 · rocketcompulsion. 68 subscribers. Subscribed. 15. 5.7K views 13 years ago. This is the story of a tenacious Australian pilot, David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of...
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Currently you are able to watch "Rocket Compulsion" streaming on Tubi TV, Freevee for free with ads. Synopsis ROCKET COMPULSION is the story of a tenacious Australian Pilot, David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of building and free-flying his very own Rocket Belt, only to discover he faces a nearly impossible task
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Documentary · Special Interest. Freevee (with ads) Details. This is the story of a tenacious Australian entrepreneur and aviation enthusiast, David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his dream - the near-impossible task of building his very own Rocket Belt.
Rocket Compulsion. 2010. Documentary | 46mins | Completed. ROCKET COMPULSION is the story of tenacious Australian Jet Pilot David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of building and free-flying his own Rocket Belt, only to discover he faces a nearly impossible task.
