A rocket turbine engine is a combination of two types of propulsion engines: a liquid fuel rocket and a turbine jet engine. Its power-to-weight ratio is a little higher than a regular jet engine.
Famous quotes containing the words rocket and/or engine:
“A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)
“Industrial man—a sentient reciprocating engine having a fluctuating output, coupled to an iron wheel revolving with uniform velocity. And then we wonder why this should be the golden age of revolution and mental derangement.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)