Saturday, July 20, 2013

Future aircraft able to reach outer space

Future aircraft able to reach outer space

LONDON - A project worth tens of millions of pounds made ​​by the British government with rely on rockets Sabre which was developed Reaction Engines. With these rockets, not the things that are not possible in future aircraft with the design 'conventional' could be flown to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and reach outer space.

Imagine glide from the airport runway such as an airplane common, however can fly very high and you must to wear a seat belt. Suddenly you will be floating in a ship's cabin by because there was no gravity.

When opening the glass, then you can see the dark space and see the Earth from a distance. "You are in a low Earth orbit and you'll get there (outer space) in a short time than needed for a trans-Atlantic flight," the report revealed by the Guardian.

This is said as a promising project, where tourist or travel across space will can be realized. Reputedly, the plane will can fly five or even 10 times higher than conventional aircraft in general.

The project is seemingly will become reality. UK Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts confirmed investment of approximately 60 million pounds in the Reaction Engines Ltd project. This project will birth of Spaceplanes, where engineers reveal a concept machine that can used again (reusable), can takeoff and landing from a traditional runway.

If this project running accordance with the plan, then the first flight test will be held in 2019. Skylon, the name of the latest aircraft made ​​by Reaction Engines this will be can visit the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022.

At the time sliding on every time flight, the aircraft will carry a payload of 15 tons. Total weight is almost twice the payload the cargo that can be transported by space vehicles ATV owned European Space Agency (ESA).

To achieve orbit, Skylon will use Sabre rocket to increase speed to Mach 5 units. Then, the machine will close 'intakes', air and changing the jets into rockets as well as increase the speed to Mach 22. At this speed, approximately the plane will reach up to a speed of 7.5 kilometers per second and put the plane in low Earth orbit

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