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Ian Brooke
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Ian Brooke
@ianbrooke
“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.”
- I've kept a pretty low (online) profile of what I'm building, but word's getting out. My company Astro Mechanica has invented a new kind of jet engine. Unlike any existing engine, it's efficient at every speed. Because it's efficient at every speed, we can use it in a new way:
00:00 - Replying to @ianbrookeTo give a sneak preview of that next engine, here's the work going on today as we machine a compressor section. It's fitting our machinist has a Spirit of California shirt on today. This all happening in San Francisco (I'm born and raised in the bay).
- Replying to @ianbrookeIt's truly something special to be building this company. My team is incredible, my investors excellent, and the friend and founder community around me has opened every door imaginable. There's too many to thank. I remember every one of you that's helped along the way, no matter
- Replying to @83dollaroringyup! this was a super low power and pressure run, only a PR~1.2. we weren’t going to run it all the way up with a crowd right there. i feel embarrassed getting footage like this out there, but people want to come see the hardware in person and so this is how we chose to run it
- Replying to @annasofialesivAlways critically important to create beauty! Mechanical engineering is my artistic medium :)
- Replying to @ianbrookeAnd for the really deep dive, I joined my friend @pronounced_kyle on his podcast to fully explain the whole system.Ian Brooke (@ianbrooke) is the founder of Astro Mechanica, a YC-backed startup building the world's first electric-adaptive jet engine. It’s a new way to fly fast — and might soon be the least expensive way to get a payload to orbit. x.com/i/status/17629…
- the pointier it is the faster it goes, that’s just basic fluid dynamics.
- Replying to @DJSnMExactly that. Each generator/inverter is close to 98% efficient when cryocooled (perks of LNG) call it a total system efficiency of 95%. Interestingly we don't *have* to use a turbine in the launch application. Like Rocket Lab we can get by with battery power for a short
- The best part about fundraising is when it ends and I can get back to building. This raise marks the end of just working on engines and the start of building airplanes — couldn’t be more excited
- Replying to @ianbrookeIf you want more details on how this all works, my friend @Andercot has written an excellent thread.How to Get to Orbit Cheaper than SpaceX's Starship Ian Brooke has developed a new kind of jet engine that can act as the first stage of a rocket. I get brunch with him every Sunday and have grilled him for hours on how it works. Adaptive Cycle Jet Engines, the primer 🧵
- If this sounds cool to you, I'm hiring! top of the list: an ops person. I could use a hand keeping the trains (flights?) on schedule *pls, I want to focus on building engines and airplanes Technical roles we have room for: Power Electronics Engineer AerodynamicistIan Brooke (@ianbrooke) is the founder of Astro Mechanica, a YC-backed startup building the world's first electric-adaptive jet engine. It’s a new way to fly fast — and might soon be the least expensive way to get a payload to orbit. x.com/i/status/17629…
- someone saw a gila monster eat twice a year and thought, “oh my what interesting biology” now we have ozempic
