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RD-56M LNG
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Manufacturer Name: RD-56M LNG. Other Designations: KVD-1M LNG. Designer: Isayev. Developed in: 1996-. Application: Vozdushnyy Start stage 2. Propellants: Lox/LNG. Thrust(vac): 73.500 kN (16,523 lbf). Chambers: 1. Country: Russia. Status: Developed 1996-. Variant of RD-56M using liquid natural gas in place of hydrogen. First engine tests performed in 1998.
Bibliography and Further Reading - Polovnikov S P; Karpov, A S, Vestnik Aviatsii i Kosmonavtiki, "Projekt 'Vozdushnyy Start'", Moscow, 1-2/98 via Dietrich Haeseler.
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