Avión Torpedo

Avión Torpedo
Replica of Pedro Paulet's Avión Torpedo of 1902
General information
TypeLiquid-propelled rocket-powered aircraft
National originPeru
Designer
StatusProject only
Number built0

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

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]

  • The Avión Torpedo was featured in a Google Doodle to commemorate the birthday of Pedro Paulet in 2011[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19770026106/downloads/19770026106.pdf
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Google dedica su 'doodle' de hoy al ingeniero peruano Pedro Paulet". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

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