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They use pintle injectors in the Merlins, so that does move as well (though only a short distance) and is likely what makes them so throttleable. https://en.m.
by m4rtink 6y ago
They use pintle injectors in the Merlins, so that does move as well (though only a short distance) and is likely what makes them so throttleable.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle_injector https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle_injector
- FlyMoreRockets 6y agoNot sure why I was downvoted. Are the moving pintle injectors separate from a throttle vavle? I have studied a lot of pintle injector designs and it can go either way. Reguardless, a moving pintle injector typically only has two moving parts.