Skylon and the Sabre Engine
Discussion
hidetheelephants said:
dr_gn said:
I thought they were quietly shelved when they realised the crew would starve long before the engines stopped?
The two heads/FLKs/acute radiation poisoning thing was likely to get them first; reactor shielding was one of the issues never adequately solved, even theoretically.Krikkit said:
hidetheelephants said:
dr_gn said:
I thought they were quietly shelved when they realised the crew would starve long before the engines stopped?
The two heads/FLKs/acute radiation poisoning thing was likely to get them first; reactor shielding was one of the issues never adequately solved, even theoretically.Update bump!
Reaction Engines have put together the resources to build a SABRE hypersonic testbed design.
https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/news/news/concep...
Reaction Engines have put together the resources to build a SABRE hypersonic testbed design.
https://www.reactionengines.co.uk/news/news/concep...
hidetheelephants said:
dr_gn said:
"...the launch of a conceptual study..."
Wow.
Has anyone ever built a hypersonic testbed? If not then a paper study is a pretty prudent investment before passing the hat round for money to build bricks and mortar.Wow.
hidetheelephants said:
dr_gn said:
"...the launch of a conceptual study..."
Wow.
Has anyone ever built a hypersonic testbed?Wow.
IGMC
The important thing is that it is still alive and receiving funding from external parties. Organisations that actually know what they are doing not just random investment funds. If nothing else, it pushes the state of the art along a few more notches. I suspect when Chinese space tech reaches critical mass, a large chunk of US based cash may suddenly get invested.
Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff