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aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes:

>In article <1992Nov3.200053.11520@seq.uncwil.edu> bgoffe@seq.uncwil.edu (Bill Goffe) writes:

>>An article in the Oct. 28 _Wall Street Journal_ describes how Pratt &
>>Whitney announced an agreement to market NPO Energomash's (said to
>>be Russia's leading rocked designer) engines in the U.S.

>That is good news. Does this mean RD-170's will be available?

The subject is covered in _Space News_.  While they don't specifically say that
the RD-170 will be available, they do say that P&W will be marketing the Russian
hardware, and they mention the RD-170 as "the engine that everyone in the world
would like to get his hands on."  Apparently P&W sees this as very useful for 
their NLS work.

>>Some time back I recall reading that no one engine seemed ideal for
>>use in the DC-Y. An chance there'd be something usable from NPO
>>Energomash?

>I don't think they make a cryogenic engine so it doesn't seem they
>would have an off the shelf solution.

The article mentions the RD-701 which uses kerosene, LOX and hydrogen.  I assume
this is a cryogenic engine.  I believe that the Russians recently started 
operating a cryogenic engine somewhere, so it would be a good bet the Energomash
has one already built.
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