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Tag Archives: scalability
Drag: Loss in Ascent, Gain in Descent, and What It Means for Scalability
Jon Goff had an analysis (no equations or numbers though!) of an air-launched reusable SSTO idea, furthermore he promised to look at other reusable orbital launch vehicle ideas in the future. I thought I’d drop a few lines in regards … Continue reading
Posted in Models, RLV:s
Tagged drag, drag loss, powered landing, RLV, scalability, TGV rockets
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