megapound

plural megapounds

1. USarchitectureA non-SI unit of force equal to 1 million pounds-force.

   This work is being done to enable the future development of large liquid propellant rocket engines in the 6 to 40 megapound thrust range.

   1962, “Report to the Congress from the President of the United States”, in NASA, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026, page 23

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   To achieve the same bending frequency as the beryllium vehicle, an UHM G/E shell requires an extensional rigidity of about 11.5 megapounds per inch.

   1980 August 29, J. Hertz, N.R. Adsit, “Development of Advanced Interceptor Substructural Material”, in Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2025, page 59