On 6/28/07, Russell McMahon <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
> Even fuel in liquid rocket motors does *NOT* explode - at least not
> intentionally.
> There are experimental rocket engines known as PDEs (Pulse Detonation
> Engines) where the fuel is injected and compressed and then literally
> detonated. The noise is immense and the forces are substantially
> higher than in a normal engine. In a normal rocket motor you know when
> detonation has occurred because the engine is scattered widely in many
> pieces :-).

Even better when you use nuclear bombs as the propulsion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_pulse_propulsion

Bill

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