Updated: 29-May-2019
Well-known brand of tycoon Howard Hughes.
-It is famous for its flights and exotic aircraft manufactured under its aegis, such as the "Spruce Goose".
-Hughes Tool is also known for the manufacture of recognized helicopters such as the Hughes 269 and 500.
-Some information tells us that the LR-107 rocket engines were also manufactured at Hughes Tool.
-In the experimental field at the Testing Laboratory, the XIPS, ion thruster (Electric/Xenon) was tested as satellite thruster.
-The cluster model with 4 "thrusters", only measured 13 cm, and 2 thrusters were the main ones and the other 2 were backup.
From Appendix 9: Hughes Tools has also made rocket engines:
-Falcon
-IAPS
-LR-107
-Sert-1 Ion cesium
-SIT-5
-XIPS-13 4.4 Kw
-XIPS-25 1’3 Kw
-XIP-25 4’2 Kw
Engines of HUGHES TOOL
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Model: IAPS
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Model: LR-107
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Model: P-78.2 elec. xenon
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Model: SEPS, SEPST (mercurio)
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Model: Sert-1 cesium
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Model: SIT-5 mercurio
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Model: XIPS-13 0.44kW
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Model: XIPS-25 1.3 kW
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Model: XIPS-25 4.2 kW
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