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This project is a bit like the British 'Bloodhound' land speed record attempt in that there is a bit of 'Duke Nukem' about it, i.e. it is never going to happen!
by Theodores 11y ago
This project is a bit like the British 'Bloodhound' land speed record attempt in that there is a bit of 'Duke Nukem' about it, i.e. it is never going to happen! Very 'British' though, with the usual cause for failure, e.g. short term return on investment demands of the city, the uselessness of the government for backing 'British genius' and so on.
Anyone not sceptical is advised to watch the BBC documentary 'The Three Rocketeers':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ_a21fPkYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ_a21fPkYM
These guys have been begging for funding and making the same 'design studies' for decades, the fact that British Aerospace 'BAE SYSTEMS' have disowned the project is quite telling, it is not anywhere near being tangible and it never will be. The only lesson to be learned here is how not to run your start up!!!
- robertfw 11y ago> The only lesson to be learned here is how not to run your start up!!! the kind of startups that most of us are involved with should never never be run the way you would run a long term aerospace tech development project
- codewithcheese 11y agoExcept the UK Space Agency awarded them a £60 million investment in 2013 after a successful precooler test conducted with the European Space Agency. http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/6023/UK-Government-Invests-60M-in-Spaceplane-Engine.aspx http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles...