Video: Test campaign of the Vulcain 2.1 main stage engine on the P5 test bench
The new Vulcain 2.1 engine, which is set to launch the new European Ariane 6 launcher into space in 2023, is designed to achieve greater efficiency at lower costs. However, before such a launch can be carried out successfully, the development engines must prove that they can cope with the enormous thrust of 130 tons, temperatures of around 3000 degrees Celsius in the combustion chamber, the high speeds of the turbopumps and the pressure in the fuel lines. On January 22, 2018, engineers from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) carried out the first successful test of the engine developed by ArianeGroup on the P5 test stand in Lampoldshausen.
Video: Test campaign of the Vulcain 2.1 main stage engine on the P5 test bench
Video: Test campaign of the Vulcain 2.1 main stage engine on the P5 test bench
The new Vulcain 2.1 engine, which is set to launch the new European Ariane 6 launcher into space in 2023, is designed to achieve greater efficiency at lower costs. However, before such a launch can be carried out successfully, the development engines must prove that they can cope with the enormous thrust of 130 tons, temperatures of around 3000 degrees Celsius in the combustion chamber, the high speeds of the turbopumps and the pressure in the fuel lines. On January 22, 2018, engineers from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) carried out the first successful test of the engine developed by ArianeGroup on the P5 test stand in Lampoldshausen.
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