The Avión Torpedo was a liquid-propelled rocket-powered aircraft project designed by Pedro Paulet in 1902. Paulet would spend decades attempting to achieve funding for the project throughout Europe and Latin America, but found no donors.[1]
| Avión Torpedo | |
|---|---|
| |
| Replica of Pedro Paulet's Avión Torpedo of 1902 | |
| Role | Liquid-propelled rocket-powered aircraft |
| National origin | Peru |
| Designer | Pedro Paulet |
| Status | Project only |
| Number built | 0 |
Design and development
editPeruvian Pedro Paulet developed a liquid-propellant rocket engine in 1895.[2] In 1902, he designed the Avión Torpedo, a liquid-propellant rocket-powered aircraft that featured a canopy fixed to a delta tiltwing.[1] Paulet's concept of using liquid-propellant was decades ahead of rocket engineers at the time who utilized black powder as a propellant.[3]
In popular culture
edit- The Avión Torpedo was featured in a Google Doodle to commemorate the birthday of Pedro Paulet in 2011[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Google dedica su 'doodle' de hoy al ingeniero peruano Pedro Paulet". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
Bibliography
edit- Mejía, Álvaro (2017). Pedro Paulet, sabio multidisciplinario (in Spanish). Universidad Católica San Pablo. pp. 95–122.