[AR] Re: B-58 \ was Ozone etc.

  • From: Peter Fairbrother <zenadsl6186@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:35:01 +0100

On 21/09/16 15:00, Henry Spencer wrote:


For doing it today, the one thing I would wonder about is whether we
have the right engines for it -- sustained high-supersonic speed has not
been a priority for jet-engine design in recent decades.  (Not even in
fighter engines, because real fighters on real missions rarely get
anywhere near Mach 2, a fact that was not then appreciated.)  An
appropriate new engine could be developed, for sure, but there might not
be anything suitable available off the shelf.

A few years ago there was talk of Rolls Royce studying taking the fan off one of the larger Trents, specifically for a supersonic transport. There was also talk about adding afterburners,

I don't know what happened, I never heard any more about it.

Obviously it wouldn't be as simple as just unbolting the fan, but maybe...


-- Peter Fairbrother

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