Engineering
How machines work, from the inside.
V-2 Rocket
Engineering
The V-2 Rocket
Take apart the first ballistic missile: warhead, tanks, turbopump, guidance and engine.
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How hydrogen peroxide steam spun the pumps that fed the engine its alcohol and liquid oxygen.
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How spinning gyroscopes kept the V-2 on course, and how their readings steered it.
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