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Ask an Explainer - Propulsion

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Q: Are rockets able to ignite in space?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: Can a propeller work without the use of turbine power?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: How does thrust help a plane fly?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: How does a rocket relate to Newton's three laws of motion?
Categories:
Propulsion, Flight Dynamics
Q: How do the propellers give thrust?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: Will propellers placed in an array, one behind the other, running on same shaft produce more thrust in comparison to several separate propellers?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: Would it be possible to fly a fighter jet as is in space?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: What is the speed of sound in warm air and cold air?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: What's quicker, flying from California to the UK by standard plane or going up into space first, then flying over to the UK and coming back down?
Categories:
Propulsion
Q: How many people died going to the Moon?
Categories:
Propulsion

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