SKYLON spacecraft's engine passes critical test
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Precooler heat exchanger module
Precooler manifold details
Location of the Precooler shown in blue
SKYLON in flight
SKYLON in flight
SKYLON outside its maintenance hangar
A rendering of SKYLON in flight, showing the SABRE engine
SKYLON takes off
LAPCAT A2 aircraft
LAPCAT A2 aircraft
Diagram of SABRE's components
Cutaway of the SABRE engine with notes
SKYLON's internal layout
The SABRE engine in air-breathing mode
Article Summary
Reaction Engines Ltd. announced on Wednesday the completion of a critical round of testing of its SABRE engine’s precooler system. The SABRE is a radical type of hybrid jet/rocket engine capable of propelling a spacecraft into orbit or an aircraft in the atmosphere, at a velocity of Mach 5 (3,800 mph, 3,300 knots, 6,115 km/h). It’s intended for Reaction Engines’ SKYLON spacecraft and its airliner derivative, the LAPCAT A2 hypersonic aircraft.
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