Monday, December 3, 2012

GIZMAG ~ hybrid jet-rocket engine progresses

SKYLON spacecraft's engine passes critical test
Reaction Engines Ltd. announced onWednesday the completion of a critical round of testing of its SABRE engine’s precooler system. The SABRE is a radical type of hybrid jet/rocket engine capable of propelling a spacecraft into orbit or an aircraft in the atmosphere, at a velocity of Mach 5 (3,800 mph, 3,300 knots, 6,115 km/h). It’s intended for Reaction Engines’ SKYLON spacecraft and its airliner derivative, the LAPCAT A2 hypersonic aircraft.
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