I propose the hydrogen cyanide - fluorine rocket.

It has the fabulous potential for a vacuum Isp of up to 380s, with a propellant mix density of 1023 kg/m^3, handily beating methalox mixes. It is non-cryogenic and burns at over 4000K.

Exhaust is 43.3% hydrogen fluoride.

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    2 days ago

    oh… oh good gods.

    43.3% HF exhaust? good fucking gods that’s scary. I would be interested in seeing a thrust test with an engine burning that though… for RCS type engines it might be worth the danger… but then again we have udmh for that which works very well for RCS.