Executor (rocket engine)
Executor is a rocket engine developed by ARCA for use on its Haas rocket series and on IAR 111 Excelsior supersonic airplane. Executor uses kerosene and liquid oxygen as propellants in a gas-generator power cycle.
ARCA Executor (shown) | |
| Country of origin | Romania |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | ARCA |
| Liquid-fuel engine | |
| Propellant | LOX / Kerosene |
| Cycle | gas-generator |
| Performance | |
| Thrust, vacuum | 260 kN (57,300 lbf) |
| Thrust, sea-level | 220 kN (48,500 lbf) |
| Chamber pressure | 4.3 MPa |
| Specific impulse, vacuum | 295s |
| Specific impulse, sea-level | 270s |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 720mm |
| Dry weight | 260kg |
The injector of Executor is of the pintle type that was first used in the Apollo Program for the lunar module landing engine.
Propellants are fed via a single shaft, dual inducer-impeller turbo-pump. The turbine exhaust gases are used for attitude control of the Haas 2 rocket.
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