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Pegasus
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Pitch Black
Joined: August 02, 2005
Posts: 434
From: Eleventh galaxy on the right!
|  Posted: 2009-02-19 13:17
Interesting engine system for new reuseable spacecraft in testing, even cooler its being designed and built few miles down the road from me.
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| It is part jet engine, part rocket engine. It burns hydrogen and oxygen to provide thrust - but in the lower atmosphere this oxygen is taken from the atmosphere.
At high speeds, this requires Sabre cope with 1,000 degree gasses entering its intake. These need to be cooled prior to being compressed and burnt with the hydrogen.
Reaction Engines' breakthrough is a remarkable heat exchanger pre-cooler.
Arrays of extremely fine piping plunge the hot intake gases to minus 130C in just 100th of a second. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7898434.stm
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Winters Rapture
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United Nations Space Command
Joined: December 09, 2007
Posts: 355
| Posted: 2009-02-19 15:15
Awesome! Whats it gas millage and when can i see it at my local car dealer?
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Ham&Swiss
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Joined: October 12, 2004
Posts: 418
From: 10$ to whoever finds me
| Posted: 2009-02-20 01:39
873mpg (Imperial) and you can expect it sometime around 2289.
Expected price: $5,724,168.99
Added features include cupholders, ejection seat, gps, mp4 with bluetooth capability and color customization. Aswell for the military enthusiasts, we also provide Faux wepon pods and a "Stick" steering system for the look and feel of a real fighter!
Order yours today, four per customer, quantities are limited, cash only upfront in full.
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Winters Rapture
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United Nations Space Command
Joined: December 09, 2007
Posts: 355
| Posted: 2009-02-20 16:02
Exclent, I will take 5!
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