Re: Skylon SSTO

ianparker2@xxxxxxxxx writes:

b) Would it be a good idea?

I got as far as "The airflow is drawn into the engine via a 2 shock
axisymmetric intake and is cooled to cryogenic temperatures prior to
compression."

My personal opinion is that it is a little weak on reentry. I would
prefer something a little bit more heat resistant than plastic and
carbon fiber. My preference would be to go for a DSTO which has in
point of fact been suggested in the thread.

Reentry for something that is almost nothing but empty tanks and stubby
wings may be not *that* hard. The engines sound much more like wishful
thinking to me.


Jochem

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"A designer knows he has arrived at perfection not when there is no
longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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