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REL Skylon SSTO

25.2k A5mod3us  8.9 years ago

From wikipedia:

"Skylon is a design for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane by the British company Reaction Engines Limited (REL), using SABRE, a combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket propulsion system, potentially reusable for 200 flights. In paper studies, the cost per kilogram of payload carried to low Earth orbit in this way is hoped to be reduced from the current £1,108/kg (as of December 2015),[4] including research and development, to around £650/kg, with costs expected to fall much more over time after initial expenditures have amortised.[3] In 2004, the developer estimated the total lifetime cost of the programme to be about $12 billion.[3]

The vehicle design is for a hydrogen-fuelled aircraft that would take off from a purpose-built runway, and accelerate to Mach 5.4 at 26 kilometres (16 mi) altitude using the atmosphere's oxygen before switching the engines to use the internal liquid oxygen (LOX) supply to take it into orbit.[5] Once in orbit it would release its payload of up to 15 tonnes. The vehicle will be unpiloted, but also be certified to carry passengers. All payloads could be carried in a standardised container compartment. The relatively light vehicle would then re-enter the atmosphere and land on a runway, being protected from the conditions of re-entry by a ceramic composite skin. When on the ground it would undergo inspection and necessary maintenance. If the design goal is achieved, it should be ready to fly again within two days."

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 25.4ft (7.7m)
  • Length 64.2ft (19.6m)
  • Height 12.0ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 10,422lbs (4,727kg)
  • Loaded Weight 38,421lbs (17,427kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.754
  • Wing Loading 119.5lbs/ft2 (583.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 321.4ft2 (29.9m2)
  • Drag Points 4120

Parts

  • Number of Parts 59
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 360
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    i am start working on this plane a few months ago but i dind't finish it, i'll try to finish to build it when i found some Free Time.

    7.0 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us

    @Trent1sz sure

    8.2 years ago
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    698 Trent1sz

    can i use this? i have an idea can i upload it?

    8.2 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us

    @Cedy117 I kno rite?

    8.9 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us

    @Thriver try it on full physics if you haven't already. Otherwise it shouldn't be a problem to just pull those bits out. They only fuselage bits.

    8.9 years ago
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    300 Thriver

    in flight for me though the red glitchs out

    8.9 years ago
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    300 Thriver

    interesting and educational cool

    8.9 years ago
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    78.0k Cedy117

    Dat plane Doe

    8.9 years ago
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    50.4k Stingray

    I've liked the Skylon design. BTW, both Boeing and Lockheed had different SSTO designs, that used more advanced Scamjet engine concepts than the Skylon.

    8.9 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us

    @Kimo dem sexy SABRE engines :D

    8.9 years ago
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    42.8k Kimo

    Like The engines!

    8.9 years ago
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    9,132 Dinogone

    @A5mod3us Oh realy thats intresting

    8.9 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us

    @Dinogone It's based on a real space plane that's in development.

    8.9 years ago
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    9,132 Dinogone

    it looks like a squid

    8.9 years ago