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Originally Posted by StevenB
I love how the trolling thread has been derailed into something useful.
I remember reading a model rocketry book which was adamant that the propulsion was a "rocket motor", and not a "rocket engine". But I see now that Estes calls them "engines".
Wikipedia treats "motor" and "engine" as effectively synonymous, at least until someone here goes and edits the article. |
A rough rule of thumb I have heard for rockets is that
solid and
hybrid rocket engines can be called motors without anyone looking at you funny. However a
liquid rocket engine cannot be called a motor without someone raising their eyebrows.
All I know is I have an outboard engine on my motorboat...
