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Why precool but not liquify – Skylon and SABRE
Well, I thought maybe I could add some content. Everybody’s heard about the British Hotol follower Skylon and its airbreathing SABRE engines. What’s special about them? My understandin’s based on this excellent document from Reaction Engines explaining why the system … Continue reading
Posted in airplane, Architecture, Design, Energy, engines, ESA, industry, Launchers, RLV:s, Suborbital, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Airbreathing, Heat Exchanger, Hotol, Hydrogen, LACE, Precooler, RB545, sabre, skylon
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