The next Airbus?

[codash1099]

Picked this up while trawling through internet dross:

New rocketplane 'could fly Paris-Tokyo in 2.5 hours'

I'd go with that if I'm still around in 2050 :shock:

 

[straitman]

Picked this up while trawling through internet dross:New rocketplane 'could fly Paris-Tokyo in 2.5 hours'I'd go with that if I'm still around in 2050 :shock:

One must hope that by 2050 the can control the costs that killed off the first generation SSTs.

 

[Nigelinoz]

It would need to have a pretty good pressurization system wouldn't it Bill? Isn't 50,000 feet about the limit for flight without a
pressure suit or am I wrong?
Cheers
N'oz

 

[straitman]

It would need to have a pretty good pressurization system wouldn't it Bill? Isn't 50,000 feet about the limit for flight without a pressure suit or am I wrong?CheersN'oz

It can be done but you need a full pressurization system. You will note the shuttle astronauts do not wear suits all the time.

 

[jb747]

It can be done but you need a full pressurization system. You will note the shuttle astronauts do not wear suits all the time.

A depressurisation above F500, particularly if it involved a hull breach, would be unlikely to be survivable.

The astronauts had a period of not wearing pressure suits, which ended when Challenger exploded. Whilst a suit would have made no difference in that case, they did recognise that there were scenarios where survival was compromised by wearing only a flying suit plus helmet.

 

[ausi ski bum]

Yep seen the movie, does'nt work out so well and we don't have a shuttle to save everyone anymore.

http://static.freemoviedb.com/imgs/...bb/starflight_the_plane_that_couldnt_land.jpg