Avión Torpedo Explained
The
Avión Torpedo was a
liquid-propelled rocket-powered aircraft project designed by
Pedro Paulet in 1902. Paulet would spend decades attempting to achieve funding for the project throughout Europe and Latin America, but found no donors.
[1] Design and development
Peruvian Pedro Paulet developed a liquid-propellant rocket engine in 1895.[2] In 1902, he designed the Avión Torpedo, a liquid-propellant rocket-powered aircraft that featured a canopy fixed to a delta tiltwing. Paulet's concept of using liquid-propellant was decades ahead of rocket engineers at the time who utilized black powder as a propellant.[3]
In popular culture
- The Avión Torpedo was featured in a Google Doodle to commemorate the birthday of Pedro Paulet in 2011[4]
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Notes and References
- News: El peruano que se convirtió en el padre de la astronáutica inspirado por Julio Verne y que aparece en los nuevos billetes de 100 soles . es . . 2022-03-11.
- Web site: Gonzales Obando . Diana . 2021-07-22 . Pedro Paulet: el genio peruano que se adelantó a su época y fundó la era espacial . 2022-03-13 . . es.
- News: El peruano que se convirtió en el padre de la astronáutica inspirado por Julio Verne y que aparece en los nuevos billetes de 100 soles . es . . 2022-03-11.
- Web site: 2011-07-02 . Google dedica su 'doodle' de hoy al ingeniero peruano Pedro Paulet . 2022-03-13 . . es.
