[AR] reusability and reliability
- From: Keith Henson <hkeithhenson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 10:42:27 -0700
Henry Spencer wrote:
> Compare to the Saturn V, where engines for an expendable rocket were
> required to be qualified for 20 starts and half an hour of operation --
> numbers approximate, references aren't handy -- just so they could be
> tested before their one and only flight.
Skylon's engines are supposed to be good for 200 starts and 50 hours
of operation.
Since they are not highly stressed and we have a lot of experience
with turbo machines, seems fairly likely they will get there.
Keith
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