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Not all of them! The Merlin turbopump spins at a whopping 36k RPM! [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Merlin#Turbopump https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by elteto 6y ago
Not all of them! The Merlin turbopump spins at a whopping 36k RPM!
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Merlin#Turbopump https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Merlin#Turbopump
- twicetwice 6y agoYup, that's what I was thinking of... I learned most of what I know about rockets from /r/SpaceX and related places! :)
- lutorm 6y ago36,000 RPM is 600 RPS, which is still aways off from "tens of thousands".
- twicetwice 6y agoOops, you're totally right, I messed that up. Too late to edit the parent unfortunately. I think it's certainly still impressive, though!