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iwwr on Nov 28, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: British aerospace company claims biggest engine ad...

Skylon would basically use the cryogenic fuel as a giant internal heat sink.

A more fanciful application of the concept: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StealthInSpace

felixfurtak on Nov 29, 2012 [–]

How is this different to HOTOL ?

zizee on Nov 29, 2012 | [–]

Similar concept, different design.

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