http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258631 E. B. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:03:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258631 Welcome back Concord.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258625 Richard W. Beckwith Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:43:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258625 Neat – just when we’re running out of helium.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258586 Charles Cameron Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:51:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258586 it doesn’t, but it does solve at least one problem

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258570 Henrik Mikael Kristensen Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258570 It contains its own liquid oxygen supply, like a conventional rocket, for use outside the atmosphere. Inside the atmosphere, regular air is taken in and is supercooled on the fly.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258571 Henrik Mikael Kristensen Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258571 Nope, there is only one engine and one stage.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258479 1droidfan Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258479 It does not solve the problem of the airplane getting really hot when you go that fast, or the problem of burning massive amounts of fuel. Even our fighter jets are designed to only use afterburners for a short period of time. For instance the SR-71 Blackbird is built so loose it leaks fuel all over the runway because of the metal expansion at high heat. It need to be refueled after taking off in order to perform a mission. How does this fast engine tech solve those problems for commercial flight?

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258444 lean6rtj Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258444 News flash: The most likely application of this technology will undoubtedly be to figure out a more efficient way of killing lots of people in times of war.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258430 sjcox Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258430 http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/sabre_howworks.html

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258427 sjcox Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258427 In low altitude flying (relative to space) it would use the oxygen in the air then once it got higher it would use an on board supply

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258407 Steeve Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258407 I thought the same thing. Presumably it would be the first-stage propulsion system for use within the atmosphere and then another “space” engine would take over.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-create-new-aircraft-engine-hailed-as-the-biggest-breakthrough-since-the-jet-engine-03259277/#comment-258404 HiTechObsessed Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=259277#comment-258404 How would this be useful in space flight? It takes the air and cools it, something there is none of in space lol

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