Comment on British aerospace company claims biggest engine advance since the jetComments−peterstjohn13yHere's a documentary that was broadcast on BBC4 a couple of months ago about Bond and his quixotic journey to get HOTOL/Skylon into the sky:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ_a21fPkYMIt includes a test-firing of the new heat-exchanger at the end.−timthorn13yOne of those truly inspirational stories, where people dedicate their lives over decades to an idea and see it through. Granted, their aircraft isn't yet built, but they're well on the way.
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Here's a documentary that was broadcast on BBC4 a couple of months ago about Bond and his quixotic journey to get HOTOL/Skylon into the sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ_a21fPkYM
It includes a test-firing of the new heat-exchanger at the end.
One of those truly inspirational stories, where people dedicate their lives over decades to an idea and see it through. Granted, their aircraft isn't yet built, but they're well on the way.