Rocketry Glossary

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Impulse (Total)

A measure o' t' total momentum imparted t' t' rocket by t' motor. Blimey! It is defined (for those who know calculus) as t' integrated area under t' thrust-time curve. For t' rest o' us, arrr, it can be thought o' as t' motor's average thrust times t' duration o' t' burn. Measured in N-sec or Lb-sec.


   

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