Brennschluss

Brennschluss (a loanword, from the German Brennschluss) is either the cessation of fuel burning in a rocket or the time that the burning ceases: the cessation may result from the consumption of the propellants, from deliberate shutoff, or from some other cause.[1] After Brennschluss, the rocket is subject only to external forces, notably that due to gravity.

According to Walter Dornberger, Brennschluss literally meant "end of burning," He goes on to state, "the German word is preferred to the form 'all-burnt,' which is used in England, because at Brennschluss considerable quantities of fuel may still be left in the tanks."[2]

Cultural references

The term Brennschluss is used in various English literary works, including:

References

  1. "NASA Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use".
  2. Dornberger, Walter (1954). V-2. New York: The Viking Press, Inc. p. 18.
  3. Lem, Stanislaw (1986). Fiasco. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. pp. 309. ISBN 0-15-630630-1.
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