Explore: Variable Thrust

Thrust vectoring, also known as thrust vector control (TVC), is the ability of an aircraft, rocket or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the

U.S. to design and test a variable-thrust rocket engine. First to fly a rocket with an engine having multiple (four) thrust chambers. First to test regenerative

acceptable jet noise level (i.e., low specific thrust). However, for supersonic cruise, the fan variable inlet guide vanes and auxiliary intake close to

crewed spacecraft. Very little advanced research had been done in variable-thrust rocket engines up to that point. Rocketdyne proposed a pressure-fed

high thrust, low specific impulse chemical rockets and low thrust, high specific impulse electric propulsion, but has not yet demonstrated high thrust. The

M45SD-02 turbofan fitted with variable-pitch fan blades to improve handling at ultralow fan pressure ratios and to provide thrust reverse down to zero aircraft

This test was the first that simultaneously employed seven YF-100K variable thrust kerosene-liquid oxygen engines, a configuration that will be used on

resulting in a propulsion system characterized by high specific power, variable thrust, specific impulse, and minimal radiation emissions of spacecraft propulsion

The variable-thrust AR2 is a direct development of the fixed thrust AR1, which was given the military designation LR36. The AR2-3 had variable-thrust and

Reverse thrust can be generated to aid braking after landing by reversing the pitch of variable-pitch propeller blades, or using a thrust reverser on