Re: XCOR engines

gregg wrote:

[snip]
> I see no problem with lots of engine manufacturers at the "start". Yu can
> get lots of good ideas that way. You'r emore apt to get good ideas form
> many different manufacturers instead of just a very few.
>
> In time, market forces will weed out the list.
>
That is right. But I would prefer to see less half-baked engine
development programs and more flying vehicles.

I think there is much more room for innovation at the vehicle level
than at the engine level. There are some decent engines available today
(mostly russian ones though). But there are a lot of vehicle
configurations that have never been tried yet that deserve a try.

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