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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  • untakenusername@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    there’s probably some material that would work for this, like the sort they use in the inside of the oxidizer turbopump in staged combustion rocket engines