Whether SSTO or air-breathing a/c : We don’t want big zoom-zooms leading to boom-booms.
(I’ve just reminded myself of an early Boeing SST conceptual diagram marked up with personal observations by one of the principal engineers. He drew an arrow pointing at the aircraft’s nose and with this written in: “Nice and pointy.”)
This F1 car had a P&W jet engine. Not as much HP though, considering. BTW: The first pic appears to be a diecast model.
Watch it peel off from the curb!
Nice detailing. That banana car looks very organic. Needs a big ass del monte sticker.
That car won’t last long; the pointed-up end isn’t covered. It’s gonna rot.
Hope they make some banana bread in time.
That fucker sure does look like a toaster!
Very pointy. And up-and-down wiggly!
[Nods in Concorde, then exits from the gate towards the runway, burning two metric tons of fuel in the process.]
Engines named Olympus get to do whatever they want to mortals.
FWIW, that toaster is one of these:
Thanks for hipping me!
just shake your rump?
To put a finer point on it – even setting aside the other practical logistical hurdles like cryogenic storage – if you’re flying a presumptively reusable hypersonic vehicle out into the field, you’ve only got two options:
IANARS, but this circle sure seems impossible to square.
