F-100 is our rocket hopper bi-propellant engine. This engine uses N2O and IPA for a maximal thrust of 1.25kN and a minimal thrust of 0.25kN.
The main engine parts are made using the metal additive manufacturing technology (SLM) with inconel 718.
The motor ignition sequence is automated by a custom made printed circuit board designed by our team. It can also communicate with our control station to send or receive commands.
To guarantee safe operations, we built a test infrastructure tailored to our needs. We also rely on safety experts to help us make safety a priority.
We first successfully fired our engine in May 2022. This is a first for swiss students. Since then, the more than 1000 engine ignition have been performed to qualify the engine for flight.
F-100 has already undergone numerous improvements: main valves that are now responsive enough for thrust regulation, a liquid torch igniter, an actively cooled combustion chamber, and many other components have been redesigned for Colibri flights.
The main engine parts are made using the metal additive manufacturing technology (SLM) with inconel 718.
The motor ignition sequence is automated by a custom made printed circuit board designed by our team. It can also communicate with our control station to send or receive commands.
To guarantee safe operations, we built a test infrastructure tailored to our needs. We also rely on safety experts to help us make safety a priority.
We first successfully fired our engine in May 2022. This is a first for swiss students. Since then, the more than 1000 engine ignition have been performed to qualify the engine for flight.
F-100 has already undergone numerous improvements: main valves that are now responsive enough for thrust regulation, a liquid torch igniter, an actively cooled combustion chamber, and many other components have been redesigned for Colibri flights.
