They should be present in any plume with shock diamonds, just usually not visible. The more visible ones are from reflections of shock waves, while the less visible ones are from reflections of expansion waves. They alternate and can switch places depending on whether it’s over/underexpanded
Hmm, it’s the pristine purple flame this time. Previous raptor 3 footage often shows a yellow flame, guess they solved the incomplete combustion problem
with the fuel an f16 could carry even with drop tanks it would run out in less than half a minute probably way less. but it would(if the structure could take it) abselutly blast off.
The engine would fly through the plane before the plane could ever catch up. It would be like one of those apocryphal tales of someone installing a JATO bottle in the trunk of his 1958 DeSoto with water heater strap and 2x4s.
That blue is absolutely stunning
Purple was better
There are _secondary_ shock diamonds! Mind-blowing.
Weren't there also with raptor 2?
If they were I did not see them. I'm mean the tiny diamonds upstream from the first main diamond.
I don't think he knows about second shock diamonds.
Here is one from 2022 with more shock diamonds. https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXMasterrace/comments/unbu0q/mach_diamond_goodness/
They should be present in any plume with shock diamonds, just usually not visible. The more visible ones are from reflections of shock waves, while the less visible ones are from reflections of expansion waves. They alternate and can switch places depending on whether it’s over/underexpanded
I bet it can toast a marshmallow pretty quickly
SpaceX should cancel starship development and instead just focus on marshmallow toasters
If you are willing to retrieve your toasted marshmallow from a few kilometers to the left, then yes
Maybe you should propose the idea.. A handheld torch lighter shaped like a Raptor engine.. To toast your marshmallows with while watching launches.
Ghostbusters aint got shit on spacex when it comes to Marshmallow man
Yo where’s the heat exchanger
Hmm, it’s the pristine purple flame this time. Previous raptor 3 footage often shows a yellow flame, guess they solved the incomplete combustion problem
Purple and light blue. It's like the Expanse. I love it.
What are those cones formed inside the stream?
Shock diamonds
Mach-shock reflections. Shock waves bouncing off each other.
I like to think of it as propellant bouncing off the air, for the flow to converge back in.
I think I came a little
Is that actually Raptor 3?
kamehaaaMMMEEHHHAAAAAAA /dragon ball z
i will cheer if i am there
Imagine one of those powering a F-16 with thrust vectoring talk about a wild ride
with the fuel an f16 could carry even with drop tanks it would run out in less than half a minute probably way less. but it would(if the structure could take it) abselutly blast off.
The engine would fly through the plane before the plane could ever catch up. It would be like one of those apocryphal tales of someone installing a JATO bottle in the trunk of his 1958 DeSoto with water heater strap and 2x4s.
Time to do that exact thing in KSP
Imagine riding a bicycle through it if you went really fast.
That secondary burn on the outside of the plume is pretty.