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Old December 11th 03, 11:30 PM
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Would a supersonic jet the size of the spaceship-one gain much performance
by being launched from underneath the white-knight from 48,000ft?

Toby

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Old December 13th 03, 03:51 AM
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gg wrote:

Would a supersonic jet the size of the spaceship-one gain much performance
by being launched from underneath the white-knight from 48,000ft?

Toby


I don't understand the question. When complete, SpaceShipOne will be
an air dropped supersonic *rocket.*

And by no means the first one, at that.


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Old December 13th 03, 03:51 AM
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gg wrote:

Would a supersonic jet the size of the spaceship-one gain much performance
by being launched from underneath the white-knight from 48,000ft?

Toby


I don't understand the question. When complete, SpaceShipOne will be
an air dropped supersonic *rocket.*

And by no means the first one, at that.


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Old December 16th 03, 12:23 AM
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Joann Evans wrote in message
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gg wrote:

Would a supersonic jet the size of the spaceship-one gain much

performance
by being launched from underneath the white-knight from 48,000ft?

Toby


I don't understand the question. When complete, SpaceShipOne will be
an air dropped supersonic *rocket.*

And by no means the first one, at that.

I was wondered if the range of an air-launched, air-breathing jet aeroplane
the size of spaceshipone would gain much range from being air-launched?
Could it have a much improved mass fraction compared to a similar sized jet
plane that must take off conventionally?

In a similar vein, could a ramjet powered plane (supersonic) be usefully
launched from underneath the whiteknight?

Toby





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Old December 16th 03, 12:23 AM
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Joann Evans wrote in message
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gg wrote:

Would a supersonic jet the size of the spaceship-one gain much

performance
by being launched from underneath the white-knight from 48,000ft?

Toby


I don't understand the question. When complete, SpaceShipOne will be
an air dropped supersonic *rocket.*

And by no means the first one, at that.

I was wondered if the range of an air-launched, air-breathing jet aeroplane
the size of spaceshipone would gain much range from being air-launched?
Could it have a much improved mass fraction compared to a similar sized jet
plane that must take off conventionally?

In a similar vein, could a ramjet powered plane (supersonic) be usefully
launched from underneath the whiteknight?

Toby





 




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