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I'm also confused when they switch to rocket mode do they have a way to "close" the jet engine intakes?
by tocomment 15y ago
I'm also confused when they switch to rocket mode do they have a way to "close" the jet engine intakes?
- nicholassmith 15y ago"Beyond Mach 5.5, the air would still be unusably hot despite the cooling, so the air inlet closes and the engine relies solely on on-board liquid oxygen and hydrogen fuel as in a normal rocket." that's straight from the wiki page.