NationStates Jolt Archive

General Aviation has announced that it is now starting research into superhigh alltitude aircraft or HAR. The aim of the research is to allow future aircraft to fly higher than ever thought possible.

Short Term Goal of the programs are:
1: Break the 130,000ft barrier with an airbreathing aircraft.
2: Climb to 100,000ft in under 3minutes
3: Long range cruise at over 85,000ft
4: Sucessful air-to-air attack at over 80,000ft
5: sucessful air-to-ground attack at over 80,00ft

Tong Term Goals are:
1: Design aircraft with service ceiling to 100,000ft
2: Design aircraft that are more efficient at high altitude cruise.

(Modern-tech?)

(Modern-tech?)

Yes, this is modern tech.

*Waves*

Alright, I've got a suggestion for you. Since you want this thing to go fast and far obviously, may I suggest using Hydrogen for the fuel, and several booster tanks? Hydrogen has a lot more power than gasoline or slack (What I call jet fuel), and if you sent a small charge of it into a larger charge, you'll get a signifigant boost for quite a while.

*Waves*

Alright, I've got a suggestion for you. Since you want this thing to go fast and far obviously, may I suggest using Hydrogen for the fuel, and several booster tanks? Hydrogen has a lot more power than gasoline or slack (What I call jet fuel), and if you sent a small charge of it into a larger charge, you'll get a signifigant boost for quite a while.

OOC: Hyrdogen is not modern tech. Thats is why I won't use it. And unless specifically made for hydrogen the engine won't work with hydrogen. A problem would be storage of the hydrogen.

IC: All tests will be made using materials and fuel that are/can be commonly used on aircraft to make the tests more meaningful.