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Aerospike engine — Wikipedia (en)

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Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospike_engine
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  title = {Aerospike engine — Wikipedia (en)},
  howpublished = {Wikipedia (en)},
  url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospike_engine},
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  year = {2026}
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The aerospike engine is a type of rocket engine that maintains its aerodynamic efficiency across a wide range of altitudes. It belongs to the class of altitude compensating nozzle engines. Aerospike engines were proposed for many single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) designs. They were a contender for the Space Shuttle main engine. However, as of early 2026 no such engine was in commercial production, although some large-scale aerospikes were in testing phases. The term aerospike was originally used for a truncated plug nozzle with a rough conical taper and some gas injection, forming an "air spike" to help make up for the absence of the plug tail. However, a full-length plug nozzle may also be called an aerospike.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Aerospike engine» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospike_engine
Wikidata Q381750: «Motore a razzo» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381750
Autori: i contributori di Wikipedia (cronologia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospike_engine?action=history).
Licenza: Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Il riuso richiede attribuzione e stessa licenza.
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