Raptor 3 rocket engine is cut open to show turbopumps
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Our note
A screen recording of an interactive browser explainer of a Raptor 3 engine firing with visible shock diamonds, then shown in cutaway and exploded views that trace oxygen and methane through both turbopumps as the throttle changes.
The creator’s post
I asked Claude Opus 5.5 to explain how a rocket engine works by building an interactive Raptor 3 you can take apart in your browser. Cut it open, follow the oxygen and the methane through both turbopumps, then throttle it and watch the shock diamonds move. http://airsup.ai/rocket-engine
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I asked Claude Opus 5.5 to explain how a rocket engine works by building an interactive Raptor 3 you can take apart in your browser. Cut it open, follow the oxygen and the methane through both turbopumps, then throttle it and watch the shock diamonds move. http://airsup.ai/rocket-engine
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