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> Speaking of the Saturn V... it's one of the most powerful machines that humans have ever created. In the interest of completeness, here are the two most powe
by dingaling 12y ago
> Speaking of the Saturn V... it's one of the most powerful machines that humans have ever created.
In the interest of completeness, here are the two most powerful launchers even flown in terms of first-stage lift-off thrust
N-1: 4,600 tonnes / 10 million lb
Energia: 3,600 tonnes / 7.9 million lb
Saturn V is currently in third place but will be pushed down if / when Falcon Heavy flies.
- acqq 12y agoIf somebody is, like I was, interested to start reading about the N-1 and Energia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N1_%28rocket%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N1_%28rocket%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energia
- fanf2 12y agoThe Falcon Heavy total thrust is supposed to be 3.9 million lbf, according to Wikipedia. However it will have a larger specific impulse than a Saturn V (282 sec vs 263 sec).
- nezza-_- 12y ago(For completeness: 7,500,000 pound = ~3,400 tonnes)