NationStates Jolt Archive

The United Socialist States of Zvarinograd's researchers in the Valkonezh Aeronautics and Space Administration has begun research on it's launch vehicle, the AZ-RLV-A "Arkangel" Re-Usable Launch Vehicle, a completely re-usable launch vehicle. The reason for this project is that The United Socialist States of Zvarinograd would like to reduce the costs of the whole program drastically.

The Arkangel uses an all-composite airframe construction for maximum strength and minimum weight. The craft will utilize incorporated MIP-CC systems in it's AIAA-2002-5148 Combined Cycle Engines (with Inlet Air Conditioning) (http://hypersonic2002.aaaf.asso.fr/papers/17_5148.PDF).

http://www.spacelaunch.com/images/rascal_img_launch3.jpg
Evaporative cooling of the incoming airflow extends the operational flight envelope in several ways.

Increased Thrust
Lower incoming temperature - increasing flow density enter the engine.

Increased Mach number operation
Lower incoming temperature - allows operation without exceeding material limits

Extended altitude operation
Sustained oxidizer flow in rarefied atmosphere.

This project is queued to be started after completion of the AZ-FC Cargo Plane Project. Any technical or financial help is welcome.

Bump.

A few things:

How would you store the LH2 (Liquid Hydrogen) with enough efficiency to keep it cool? The tanks, unused, would simply explode in a matter of minutes from gas pressure. And how do you plan on engaging in a fission reaction using Hydrogen? Hydrogen cannot be broken down into a smaller element (it is the smallest), only it's principle subatomic particles, which would take a huge amount of energy (thousands of thousands of degrees kelvin) to accomplish.

Also, monatomic Oxygen (AKA Monatomix Oxygen, or just 'O'), doesn't burn -i beleive-. In fact, it would be so molecularly reactive it would eat away at whatever is holding it.

OOC:
Meh. Forgot to change that, actually. A little theory I was going on that came out to be a bust.

Mass bump.

Bump.