This Mach 5 Future Jet Can Fly Anyplace within the World in 4 Hours
Skylon is a design for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane by the British firm Response Engines Restricted, utilizing SABRE, a combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket propulsion system, doubtlessly reusable for 200 flights.
– Weight: 53,000 kg
– Size: 83 m
– Wingspan: 27 m
– Engine kind: SABRE
– Unit value: £190 million (projected)
– Program value: Projected to be £7.1 billion (~$12 billion est. 2004)
– Designer: Response Engines Restricted
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