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Holy shit. 500 megawatts? in a single missile? That seems to more than what Nimitz class carriers produce(190MW). Or am I reading this wrong?
by balakk 13y ago
Holy shit. 500 megawatts? in a single missile? That seems to more than what Nimitz class carriers produce(190MW).
Or am I reading this wrong?
- IvyMike 13y agoThat is crazy. But a quick couple of searches show that aircraft engine are actually pretty amazingly powerful. I did some googling, and numbers aren't usually supplied in MW, so there may be some errors up ahead. (I'm hoping an expert in the field sees this and corrects my work. :) That being said, I think that the 747's power output is around 140MW; it appears that the SR-71 is around the same at around 120MW; and the Boeing 777 is pushing 220MW.
- Gravityloss 13y agoRocket engines can produce gigawatts as jet power. Kerosene and liquid oxygen is a very dense energy source. A jet engine is slightly bigger as it needs to pump air which is not very dense, but it's still much less complex than a power plant that has to generate electricity.