Reading about how toxic thruster fuel is was a real eye opener for me, bunch of god damn idiots in those boats.
If I recall right the SR-71 used similar propellants to get the afterburners lit which made fueling... interesting.
If I recall right the SR-71 used similar propellants to get the afterburners lit which made fueling... interesting.
Hypergolic indicates when when two propellants (a fuel and an oxidizer) come in contact with each other, they ignite spontaneously.
Pyrophoric indicates that the fuel ignites when it contacts air (no oxidizer needed in a normal Earth atmosphere).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic_propellant#Common