[AR] Re: N2O avialability
- From: Derek Lyons <fairwater@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:21:43 -0700
On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 4:59 AM Michael S. Kelly
<mskellyrlv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think a better monoprop, though, would be Otto fuel II, a much overlooked
substance. It’s used as a monopropellant for Navy torpedos, and if the Navy
accepts a liquid, it is quite benign.
The Navy does NOT regard Otto fuel II as benign, it accepts it as
being worth the drawbacks. Hydrogen cyanide is only one... The other
biggie is that once a spill is ignited, it's self sustaining and hot
as hell. (Basic, a chain reaction and essentially instant flashover.)
Nasty stuff.
D.
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