Now boarding: Space the next stop

Mon May 17, 2004 5:08 pm by H.Q. Victor

No, The C-130 has 4 turboprops and can only go-
Max Speed : 374 MPH
Service Ceiling 33,000 feet
Range : 4,894 Miles

ram Jet engine

Edited by - Finalday on 5/17/2004 7:21:01 PM

Mon May 17, 2004 6:30 pm by Indy11

I think that the general principle behind the design of a ramjet engine is the same as what makes a turboprop turn the propeller blades. That's what I meant.

Mon May 17, 2004 7:57 pm by kimk

so taw's gonna strap himself to a doodlebug and go to space

break a leg taw.

Tue May 18, 2004 12:19 am by mustang

You'd be better off strapping on a solid rocket booster, providing you nail it at the right moment it would guarentee you at least low orbit. Not like a ramjet or scram jet choking out when the air gets too thin.

Tue May 18, 2004 12:24 am by Tawakalna

SRB's are usually disposable cos you have to jettison the weight when theyre used up. The point is for it to be 100% re-usable if possible.

every day is like Sunday, every day is silent and grey..

Tue May 18, 2004 7:30 pm by mustang

You don't necessarily have to jettison it and I don't see any reason why the casing can't be re-used. Granted you'd have to remove it everytime you need to refuel the thing.

Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:00 am by H.Q. Victor

Update on private ride. Link Can't wait to see the results.

Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:22 am by veitch

finalday, is it just me, or is the nose cone full of holes? my god, there is no way in hell that i would get into something like that and go into space. no wonder america has the the most "nutjobs"!

Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:24 am by Gowserpaul

the nose cone is full of holes for aerodynamic purposes or as air intake for an engine

Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:27 am by H.Q. Victor

Those look like view ports rather than holes. It is afterall, dropped in flight to then fire its engine to reach space rather than useing booster rockets.

Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:09 am by Tawakalna

mine was better.

..fold your hands child, you walk like a peasant..

Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:28 pm by Locutov

er... Taw, IIRC the doodlebug ran on jet engines

Basicly yes,.. but more specificly they Ran on Pulse Jet engines, which are Basicly the same principle of a RamJet engine iirc.

The Pulse Jet engine was invented already back in 1910, by a German engineer IIRC. I can't recall his name at the time, but maybe I remember it later on.

@Taw,

When I worked in the design section of the Feiseler FlugzeugenWerke in 1944.. (oops)

Do you remember the British favorite slogan during Both wars??? No?? well it was: Loose Lips Sink ships!!
Maybe a good Time to take up on the advice maybe??

Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:05 pm by H.Q. Victor

An update Link on the builder of the rocket. I'll sign up for a flight!!

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