[ExI] Skylon- a plane that can fly anywhere in under four hours!

[spike]

>… On Behalf Of John Grigg
Subject: [ExI] Skylon- a plane that can fly anywhere in under four hours!

 

"This craft is powered by a new kind of engine, known as a SABRE engine…

 

This was developed by the British, and amazingly, not the United States, despite our huge defense budget...   ;   )

 

 

John  :  )

 

 

 

John I am not going to get too excited by this until I see that they can make that precooler perform the way they say it will.  I did the numbers on this a few years ago and they suggested that this precooler would need to be higher performing than any heat exchanger we have.  If the Brits get it to work, then I will offer a Jolly good show, chaps, jolly good.

 

spike

 

 

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