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Title: Reaction Engines
Post by: Rods2 on 20 July 2013, 13:10:14: It is good to see a UK company has just received £60 million to progress the development of these. They are looking at running in near space at mach 5 for taking equipment cheaply into space and then eventually a passenger version, so you can fly from for example from Europe to Australia in 4.5 hours. Their target is to have a prototype flying in 2019. :y :y :y

http://www.businessinsider.com/reaction-engines-tests-new-cooling-system-2013-7 (http://www.businessinsider.com/reaction-engines-tests-new-cooling-system-2013-7)
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: omega3000 on 20 July 2013, 18:35:19: Mach 5 :o Impressive bit of kit that , makes you wonder how things will be in a 100 years time on planet earth :-\ Maybe flying to the moon and back for a big mac :D
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: symes on 20 July 2013, 18:53:37: would they let me put one in a car and go to Bonneville====p l e a s e :y :y :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: tigers_gonads on 20 July 2013, 19:57:37: Can't see it happening tbh.
Not enough money around to pay for trips like that BUT I'd love to see Skylon, son of HOTOL get developed :y

Now that would be one hell of a ride :D :D
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: chrisgixer on 20 July 2013, 23:26:31: Over a billion each? How much will a ticket be? :o
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: Rods2 on 21 July 2013, 00:38:03: To put the $1.1bn into perspective an Airbus A350 list price is $254m.
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: chrisgixer on 21 July 2013, 05:27:15: Quote from: Rods2 on 21 July 2013, 00:38:03
To put the $1.1bn into perspective an Airbus A350 list price is $254m.
And how many will it carry? :-\
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 21 July 2013, 13:43:13: Warp speed here we come! :D :D :y :y
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: omega3000 on 21 July 2013, 13:57:38: Quote from: chrisgixer on 21 July 2013, 05:27:15
Quote from: Rods2 on 21 July 2013, 00:38:03
To put the $1.1bn into perspective an Airbus A350 list price is $254m.
And how many will it carry? :-\

10 ;D

No doubt the elite millionaires will only get to take a ride :-\
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: chrisgixer on 21 July 2013, 14:03:25: Interesting technology though. :y

Did the scram jet ever brake cover from Area 51 or is that just a rumour? :)
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: tigers_gonads on 21 July 2013, 20:54:42: Quote from: chrisgixer on 21 July 2013, 14:03:25
Interesting technology though. :y

Did the scram jet ever brake cover from Area 51 or is that just a rumour? :)

Oh, there are a few things that fly out of groom lake after dark.
And some of them even pop into Machrihanish :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: omega3000 on 22 July 2013, 10:22:18: Quote from: chrisgixer on 21 July 2013, 14:03:25
Interesting technology though. :y

Did the scram jet ever brake cover from Area 51 or is that just a rumour? :)

I think we need to ask Cem ::) Couple of saucer shaped objects may have been spotted :-X
Title: Re: Reaction Engines
Post by: Rods2 on 22 July 2013, 17:58:51: Quote from: Emd on 22 July 2013, 10:22:18
Quote from: chrisgixer on 21 July 2013, 14:03:25
Interesting technology though. :y

Did the scram jet ever brake cover from Area 51 or is that just a rumour? :)

I think we need to ask Cem ::) Couple of saucer shaped objects may have been spotted :-X

There has been much sign of cem of late, I guess he's been abducted by aliens and is holidaying on the planet Tharg, or so rumour has it. ::)