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Old 9th June 2011 | 00:18
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Jane-DoH
 
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Static thrust is on the order of 2x or 3x the shaft horsepower of the engine.
I remember being told that the thrust to weight ratio of the FR-1 Fireball with a light fuel load was around 1. Even if I factor the thrust of the J31 into the equation (~2,000 lbf) that would give the prop about 4.5 pounds of thrust per horsepower for it to be around 1:1 with a very low fuel load.
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