Re: National Aerospace Plane (X-30) announced 20 years ago

So, could the inside of winged areas be used for part of the equipment you
need, thus making the rest lighter?

I think that the Shuttle will go down in history as a vehicle which gave a
lot of information to the industry, I just hope its not forgotten. True
reusability is not as easy as it may seem when you have to take everything
apart every time you get back.

Brian

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Malcolm Street wrote:
Ian Woollard wrote:

mike Williamson wrote:

The big downside of wings is after you leave the atmosphere- wings push
up dry mass, and then it is very easy to lose everything that was
gained during ascent and then some; a good mass ratio is essential
particularly toward the end of the burn.

Mike

Which is another excellent reason to look at TSTO rather than STSO with
current technology.

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Why not use a 'lighter than air' waverider?



tomcat



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