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The point here is how it alleviates the problem of the tyranny of the rocket equation. But you seem to have made up your mind.
by goku12 1y ago
The point here is how it alleviates the problem of the tyranny of the rocket equation. But you seem to have made up your mind.
- pfdietz 1y agoI'm looking at the issue deeply, not using the superficial reasoning you seem to be engaging in. This reminds me of "mark logic" where if you are promised pie in the sky you commit yourself to believing it even if it's a scam. Scramjet launchers (and air breathing launchers in general) have been looked at extensively, for decades. They don't make any sense. The math just doesn't work. Here's an insightful post from the Old Usenet that illustrates the difficulty: https://web.archive.org/web/20220131115058/http://www.islandone.org/Propulsion/SCRAM-Spencer1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220131115058/http://www.island... When reading that, remember that LOX is 20x the density of LH2 (or 17x the density of "slush hydrogen").
- pfdietz 1y agoAnother useful article by Henry Spencer on the subject: "Rockets, not air-breathing planes, will be tomorrow's spaceships" (New Scientist, 2009) https://web.archive.org/web/20101017031109/https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/03/rockets-not-air-breathing-plan.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101017031109/https://www.newsc...