Curtiss-Wright XLR25 rocket engine

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The Curtiss-Wright XLR25 was an American liquid-fueled rocket engine developed in the 1950s to power high-speed experimental research aircraft such as the Bell X-2.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid-fueled rocket engine
rocket engine
application manned research aircraft
countryOfOrigin United States
developedInDecade 1950s
developer Curtiss-Wright
era 1950s
fuel alcohol
fuelState liquid
intendedRole research propulsion system
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright
notableFeature throttleable thrust for rocket-powered aircraft
operatedIn high-altitude flight tests
supersonic flight regime
oxidizer liquid oxygen
oxidizerState liquid
propellantType bipropellant
liquid propellant
propulsionCycle pressure-fed cycle
propulsionType chemical rocket
status retired
thrustControl throttleable
usedBy National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
United States Air Force
usedFor aeronautical research
high-speed experimental research aircraft
usedIn Bell X-2
experimental aircraft
usedInProgram X-2 program

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bell X-2
powerplant

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