Avión Torpedo
| Avión Torpedo | |
|---|---|
 Replica of Pedro Paulet's Avión Torpedo of 1902 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Liquid-propelled rocket-powered aircraft |
National origin | Peru |
| Designer | |
| Status | Project only |
| Number built | 0 |
The Avión Torpedo was a liquid-propelled rocket-powered aircraft project designed by Pedro Paulet in 1902.[1] Paulet would spend decades attempting to achieve funding for the project throughout Europe and Latin America, but found no donors.[2]
Design and development
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Paulet Avion-Torpedo schematic
150th anniversary of the birth of Pedro Paulet Mostajo, prominent Peruvian diplomat and scientist. Note the Avion-Torpedo on display
Peruvian Pedro Paulet developed a liquid-propellant rocket engine in 1895.[3] In 1902, he designed the Avión Torpedo, a liquid-propellant rocket-powered aircraft that featured a canopy fixed to a delta tiltwing.[2] Paulet's concept of using liquid-propellant was decades ahead of rocket engineers at the time who utilized black powder as a propellant.[4]
In popular culture
[edit]- The Avión Torpedo was featured in a Google Doodle to commemorate the birthday of Pedro Paulet in 2011[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Ordway III, Frederick I. (1977). "The Alleged Contributions of Pedro E. Paulet to Liquid Propellant Rocketry" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
- 1 2 "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". BBC News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ Gonzales Obando, Diana (2021-07-22). "Pedro Paulet: el genio peruano que se adelantó a su época y fundó la era espacial". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "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". BBC News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ "Google dedica su 'doodle' de hoy al ingeniero peruano Pedro Paulet". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
Bibliography
[edit]- Mejía, Álvaro (2017). Pedro Paulet, sabio multidisciplinario (in Spanish). Universidad Católica San Pablo. pp. 95–122.
External links
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