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The Oberth Effect. I’ve seen a bunch of awful attempts at the “why” and some “well it’s just in the math, so there” but nothing satisfying.
by karatestomp 6y ago
The Oberth Effect. I’ve seen a bunch of awful attempts at the “why” and some “well it’s just in the math, so there” but nothing satisfying.
- knzhou 6y agoI answered this here: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/287101/where-does-the-extra-kinetic-energy-of-the-rocket-come-from/287102#287102 https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/287101/where-doe... The basic answer is that the extra energy that goes to the rocket comes from harvesting the kinetic energy that the fuel itself had by virtue of being in the moving rocket.