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Never-ending detonations could blast hypersonic craft into space
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| 05/10/2021
| Edd Gent
Posted on 05/10/2021 2:04:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:04:20 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
“The main difficulty, Ahmed said, lies in preventing the detonation from traveling upstream toward the fuel source, where it can cause serious damage...”
Huh.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:05:46 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Old idea...google the Orion project.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:07:33 PM PDT
by
6ppc
(Democrats would have to climb Everest to reach the level of "scum of the earth")
To: BenLurkin
I wonder how many G’s would that put on a human.
To: BenLurkin
Growing up in Africa ironically meant having access to ‘old’ science books from 60’s America and 40’s Britain. I am certain I came across something like this in those old dusty books.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:10:07 PM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:13:45 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
It’s “Footfall” without the nukes.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:14:59 PM PDT
by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:16:54 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: BenLurkin
There are materials that could withstand the heat generated by Mach 17?
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:21:37 PM PDT
by
RC one
(When a bunch of commies start telling you that you don't need an AR15, you really need an AR15)
To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
--
I wonder how many G's would that put on a human. --
Depends on the force of the blast, which is a function of not only exhaust velocity.
The same engine will give more acceleration to an ant than to a human or to a house. I think this engine can be throttled.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:22:36 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: BenLurkin
Sounds like a rough, bumpy ride.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:24:18 PM PDT
by
doorgunner69
("Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.." -Joseph Stalin)
To: RC one
--
There are materials that could withstand the heat generated by Mach 17? --
Superman's cape.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:25:04 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: RC one
Yes. Space Shuttle re-entry was at Mach 25. On ascent, by the time it reaches Mach 17, it should be in the thinner part of the atmosphere.
To: RC one
The space shuttle. This is why they used the ceramic tiles and had such a hard time with the glue. The tiles worked well. The glue? Not so well.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:32:32 PM PDT
by
volunbeer
(Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
To: kosciusko51
Oops - you beat me handily.
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:32:55 PM PDT
by
volunbeer
(Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
To: BenLurkin
Hmmmm. Sounds like a SCRAMjet to me
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:34:47 PM PDT
by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me! )
To: 6ppc
This is quite different from Orion, but I have to admit that the Orion Project came to mind immediately when I read the first couple of sentences...
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:39:33 PM PDT
by
dinodino
( )
To: 6ppc
Yup Bang Bang but with chemical fuels rather than Nukes.🤔
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:56:47 PM PDT
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: Don W
“God was a knocken and he wanted in real bad.”😁
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posted on
05/10/2021 2:58:52 PM PDT
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: volunbeer
That’s right, I forgot about that.
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posted on
05/10/2021 3:06:15 PM PDT
by
RC one
(When a bunch of commies start telling you that you don't need an AR15, you really need an AR15)
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