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Xrobins

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    khoadley said:
    Xrobins said:
    I find it interesting that it has a hybrid engine of rocket and jet, this can be the exact kind of engine to make an SSTO fighter or space ship. Although if it we're to travel to the Moon or Mars or beyond a third type of engine could also be added a plasma ion thruster or some type of atomic energy engine space sail, laser drive. I think we should of been able to get a flying SSTO ship, fighter, by now, this looks like a perfect ground test bed for the engines that can make it so.
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    It's not a hybrid rocket/jet engine.

    Bloodhound has two engines. The first is a military jet engine (out of a Eurofighter Typhoon). The second is a Norwegian hybrid rocket engine, where hybrid means it's neither solid nor liquid fueled, but rather uses a liquid oxidiser (peroxide) with a solid fuel (HTPB - polybutadiene)
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    Thanks for the clarification but I was mentioning as a general description of it's over all engine. Oh it said under the picture, where it said hybrid rocket engine and jet engine.

    And to the others: I can can give two birds to all you down arrow pushers who are too PC and inflexible to design ideas for a SSTO aircraft ship design that can use hybrid designed engines to make it happen. As William Wallace and friends showed you his backside to Longshanks.
     
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