by AFRL PA | Sep 3, 2020 | Aerospace, Success Stories
What is a Preburner? A preburner is the heart of a staged combustion liquid rocket engine, harnessing the energy to power the other engine subsystems. The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully completed testing of a next-generation rocket preburner as a part of...
by AFRL PA | Oct 24, 2019 | Aerospace
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested a state-of-the-art rocket engine preburner to elevate the U.S. technology base for high performance oxygen-rich staged combustion. The preburner was designed, developed, and...