And what's wrong with that?
http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/01/charles-bombardier-has-improved.htmlto quote daffy duck when he is about to be in a lot of pain: "mother"
Quote from: Star One on 01/30/2016 06:59 pmAnd what's wrong with that?Quite a lot.The world does not need another weapons system.It does need a fully reusable launch system that has a real shot at cutting the price of missions 10x.
Quote from: Stormbringer on 01/31/2016 12:16 amhttp://nextbigfuture.com/2016/01/charles-bombardier-has-improved.htmlto quote daffy duck when he is about to be in a lot of pain: "mother"And this has any relevance to Skylon how?
Quote from: john smith 19 on 01/31/2016 05:30 amQuote from: Star One on 01/30/2016 06:59 pmAnd what's wrong with that?Quite a lot.The world does not need another weapons system.It does need a fully reusable launch system that has a real shot at cutting the price of missions 10x. I'm confused. Is a Britishism sailing over my head? Isn't aeroplane a general term for aircraft? Or does it mean a military aircraft specifically?
I'm confused. Is a Britishism sailing over my head? Isn't aeroplane a general term for aircraft? Or does it mean a military aircraft specifically?
Quote from: Robotbeat on 01/29/2016 11:57 pmMake 'er out of Titanium, then...I think even that has its issues at hypersonic speeds as the craft starts to stretch, the old SR-71 used to and that was only doing Mach 3.
Make 'er out of Titanium, then...
Quote from: Star One on 01/30/2016 12:00 amQuote from: Robotbeat on 01/29/2016 11:57 pmMake 'er out of Titanium, then...I think even that has its issues at hypersonic speeds as the craft starts to stretch, the old SR-71 used to and that was only doing Mach 3.The SR-71 leaked fuel on the ramp, so much that it had to be refuelled after liftoff by a KC-135Q...
Quote from: Archibald on 01/31/2016 09:55 amQuote from: Star One on 01/30/2016 12:00 amQuote from: Robotbeat on 01/29/2016 11:57 pmMake 'er out of Titanium, then...I think even that has its issues at hypersonic speeds as the craft starts to stretch, the old SR-71 used to and that was only doing Mach 3.The SR-71 leaked fuel on the ramp, so much that it had to be refuelled after liftoff by a KC-135Q...How old is SR-71 technology?,I think we have come a long way since then.
Quote from: Archibald on 01/31/2016 09:55 amThe SR-71 leaked fuel on the ramp, so much that it had to be refuelled after liftoff by a KC-135Q...How old is SR-71 technology?,I think we have come a long way since then.
The SR-71 leaked fuel on the ramp, so much that it had to be refuelled after liftoff by a KC-135Q...
Quote from: Hankelow8 on 01/31/2016 10:02 amQuote from: Archibald on 01/31/2016 09:55 amThe SR-71 leaked fuel on the ramp, so much that it had to be refuelled after liftoff by a KC-135Q...How old is SR-71 technology?,I think we have come a long way since then.The SR-71 leaked on the runway because of thermal expansion joints in the fuel tank. Come up with a fuel tank that can take the heat without thermal expansion joints and you can get a hypersonic aircraft that doesn't leak on the runway.
The SR-71 leaked on the runway because of thermal expansion joints in the fuel tank. Come up with a fuel tank that can take the heat without thermal expansion joints and you can get a hypersonic aircraft that doesn't leak on the runway.
Quote from: NovaSilisko on 01/31/2016 06:57 amQuote from: john smith 19 on 01/31/2016 05:30 amQuote from: Star One on 01/30/2016 06:59 pmAnd what's wrong with that?Quite a lot.The world does not need another weapons system.It does need a fully reusable launch system that has a real shot at cutting the price of missions 10x. I'm confused. Is a Britishism sailing over my head? Isn't aeroplane a general term for aircraft? Or does it mean a military aircraft specifically?More importantly, the term aeroplane generally does not include spaceplane. My concern is that BAe's interest and money is towards an atmospheric application (such as LAPCAT, or some other military hypersonic) rather than towards reusable space launch, i.e. Skylon.This is a SPACEFLIGHT forum!
Skylon could not get into space without an atmosphere, it relies upon lifting flight and aerodynamics for control, almost up to MECO
Yes, it is. See page 11 of Skylon Aerodynamics and SABRE Plumes report, which details the foreplane activity up to 75KM.
I used the NASA source as you're less likely to dismiss it as biased.
Quote from: Hanelyp on 01/31/2016 03:00 pmThe SR-71 leaked on the runway because of thermal expansion joints in the fuel tank. Come up with a fuel tank that can take the heat without thermal expansion joints and you can get a hypersonic aircraft that doesn't leak on the runway.So a pressurised liquid hydrogen cryo-tank that can withstand hypersonic shock temperatures for several hours, which is light enough to allow the aircraft to fly, but likely must be strong enough to be a major structural component of the airframe?...Let me check in the back shed.