[AR] Re: Reaction...again.
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:42:08 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 18 Jul 2019, Anthony Cesaroni wrote:
This seems to be a lot of effort for something that is going to get
pulverized after one use. I think there may be some tactical issues.
Maybe call it the improved Bomarc? I guess it’s one way to fund it.
Well, note that there's two separate programs in this announcement:
hypersonic missiles, and technology work on possible future uses of the
SABRE technology. There isn't necessarily any overlap, and in fact the
only potential applications explicitly mentioned for the latter are manned
aircraft.
LH2-burning tactical missiles or aircraft sound like a real stretch -- not
impossible, but a tremendous practical headache -- and you can do Mach
5-ish without great difficulty on kerosene. (Or even alcohol, the first
hypersonic weapon having been the V-2...) Maybe some aspects of the SABRE
work would still read across, or maybe this is just someone finding an
excuse to justify throwing some money Reaction's way after being told to
do so by upper management.
Henry
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