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Ottomautics Weapons Inc., the Faxanavia based weaponry and arms design company oft noted by the international community as, "Um...a company..." announced today in an open press release their mysterious new 500 billion dollar "H-Prize". In his press conferece, President, CEO, and Chief Stockholder of Ottomautics Weapons Inc., Red Ornot said, "The H-Prize is Ottomautic's way of embracing the future, and the multinationalism that comes with it." According to our insider sources, Ottomautics will be releasing a press packet to the general populace within the week.


OTTOMAUTICS WEAPONS INC- "Through superior firepower."
From the Desk of Red Ornot:

Dear sirs,
This is an open letter to all multinational and foreign companies, groups, and designers. Today, Ottomautics Weapons Inc. has announced it's mysterious H-Prize, a 500 billion dollar prize which Ottomautics will award to any group who can satiisfy our goal. The goals are as follows:

-Design, build, and test an aircraft capable of achieving speeds over Mach 8 without destroying itself.

Constraints:
-The aircraft must be able to achieve mach 8+ without exploding, catching fire, or in any way endangering the pilot in a way which proves to be terminal to the pilot.
-The aircraft must be capable of making 3 manned flights within the space of 1 week.
-The aircraft may not leave the atmosphere for the duration of its flight.
-Any design group must submit the following data to Ottomautics Weapons Inc.:

Name of Design Group:
Name of Plane:
Height of Plane:
Length of Plane:
Wingspan of Plane:
Weight of Plane...
-Loaded:
-Unloaded:
Wing Area of Plane:
Wing Loading of Plane...
-Loaded:
-Unloaded:
Propulsion of Plane:
Thrust of Plane...
-Max:
-Super Cruise:
-After Burner:
Speed of Plane...
-Max:
Service Ceiling of Plane:

Good luck and good designing!

Respectfully yours,
Red Ornot
President, CEO, and Chief Stockholder, Ottomautics Weapons Inc.

Submissions *Closed!*
BH-H- Prize - Bull Hornian Aeronautics
XAM-1 "Dygenguard" - Zombolt Design Team
Project Komomerenketsan - Kamor Vol'hem Advanced Aeronautics Group

(bump)

OOC: Going Mach 8 does endanger the pilot.

OOC: Going Mach 8 does endanger the pilot.

OOC: Well, yes. Endangering the pilot in a way that death is imminent and unavoidable, I.E. don't set fire to the plane.

[ OOC: Heh... I had such design in the works jointly with Autonomous City-States (Master degree in Aerospace Engineering). Might finish it.

But drop out supercruise speed, it won't have one. And won't have an afterburner too. These belong to turbofans and turbojets, which don't go above Mach 3 at all. ]

OOC: does it need to carry weapons?

IC:
Name of Design Group: Bull Hornian Aeronautics
Name of Plane: BH-H-Prize
Height of Plane: 4 Meters
Length of Plane: 30 meters
Wingspan of Plane: 22 meters
Weight of Plane...
-Loaded: 34,000 kg
-Unloaded: 27,000 kg
Wing Area of Plane: 100 M sq
Wing Loading of Plane...
-Loaded: 8,000 kg
-Unloaded: 8,000 kg
Propulsion of Plane: 2 BHR "Thrust Maker" Liquid Fuel Hydrogen Rockets
Thrust of Plane...
-Max: 68,000 kg
-Super Cruise: 68,000 kg
Speed of Plane...
-Max: Mach 8.1
-Super Cruise: Mach 8.1
Service Ceiling of Plane: 90,000 ft

Name of Design Group: Zombolt Design Team
Name of Plane: XAM-1 "Dygenguard"
Height of Plane: 13 ft 6 in
Length of Plane: 48 ft 9 in
Wingspan of Plane: 42 ft 10 in
Weight of Plane...
-Loaded: 35,000 lb
-Unloaded:14,600 lb
Wing Area of Plane:708 ft²
Wing Loading of Plane:73.1 lb/ft²
Propulsion of Plane:Triple supersonic-combustion ramjet "scramjet" Engines
Thrust of Plane...
-Max: N/A
-Super Cruise: N/A
-After Burner: N/A
Speed of Plane...
-Max: Mach 9.8 (possible)
-Super Cruise: N/A
-After Burner: N/A
Service Ceiling of Plane: 110,000 feet

*note 1- the plane is to be Carried up by a modified "Mother" Aircraft Similar to the american X-15 Project.

*note 2-With the nature of the "scramjet" Engine, many Facts are unknown, not possible, or a Estovakian secret.

*note 3-The XAM-1 is a prototype test plane. If it wins the contract, a variation, The XAM-2, Will me based on the frame.

*Note 4-A picture will be suplied in a few (rl) days

OOC: No. At this point, I'm just working on getting a manned aircraft going past Mach 8. Also, if you have a picture, BHR, that'd be great.

[ OOC: Faxanavia, I believe you are aiming for an actual design, rather than just filling in the form and writing "Mach 8" in there?


AIUI these two designs are just forms filled... there have been no such planes on Draftroom or on II. ]

(ooc-I will have the picture of my plane as soon as I get to use a scanner.
(I hope you don't mind a parasite aircraft.)

OOC: No. At this point, I'm just working on getting a manned aircraft going past Mach 8. Also, if you have a picture, BHR, that'd be great.

I'll draw it tommorow during math when we are taking notes. Seriously

AIUI these two designs are just forms filled... there have been no such planes on Draftroom or on II. ]

(ooc-I know, because I have not had a chance to get my pictures scanned. I wish for a visual representation to go with my offerings. I will be having a fair bit of them when I get a scanner.)

-Message from the State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

Greetings!


We here in the United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime are greatly intrigued by the Ottomautics H-Prize and the entrants thus far. As a nation, we in the USSSP are a relatively peaceful people who view the enterprises of science and engineering as a means towards better standards of living for the world while pushing the boundaries of technology currently available at our disposal. All of the entries so far have been wonderful national achievements, and we wish to commend everyone for their designs as breathing testaments to the unbeatable spirit of human innovation.

Without further ado, we in Designwerks would like to humbly submit our aircraft design for your perusal. It has been in development for a few years as a commercial hypersonic aircraft as well as an orbital platform for the national space program. As per the stipulations of your request, we have removed the chemical rockets designed to allow the aircraft to achieve orbital maneuvers in order to fit within competition specifications.

We in Schultaria Prime thank you for your time, and we wish all the best in your competition.

Sincerely,

Tomar Orrow - Chair of Aeronautics: The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks
Elliot Schultz - Central Director of the United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime / CEO of The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

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H-Prize Technical Specfication Sheet

Name of Design Group:

The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks
-Kamor Vol'hem Advanced Aeronautics Group

Name of Plane:

-Project Komomerenketsan

Height of Plane: 42.5 m
Length of Plane: 82 m
Wingspan of Plane: 110.5 m

Weight of Plane...
-Loaded: 825,000 kg
-Unloaded: 210,000 kg

Wing Area of Plane: 4275.5 sq. m (Approximately - Excluding Sub-Sonic Canard Wings)
-NOTE: The entire fuselage is considered as a part of the general lifting body.

Wing Loading of Plane...
-Loaded: 189.1 N / sq. m
-Unloaded: 48.13 N / sq. m

Propulsion of Plane:
Thrust of Plane...
-Max: 19.6 mN (At 25 km) / 12.75 mN (At atmospheric ceiling max velocity)
-Super Cruise: n/a
-After Burner: n/a

Speed of Plane...
-Max: 3.820 km/s (Mach 11.22)

Service Ceiling of Plane: 51,200 m

-----

Project Komomerenketsa

The United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime, in an effort to create a more efficient method of low mass orbital delivery, began a ninety five billion dollar project to develop the nation's first reusable space vehicle. With extensive support from SKC-Keital and the State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks the time table was set for SDC 120; at the time the project was established, the nation had suffered extensively from the throes of the Contact Day Massacre just six months hence. The loss of skilled aerospace engineers and practical design knowledge made the twenty one year endeavor appear an unachievable cause but, as a testament to the perseverance of Schultarian will and the adaptability of Schularia’s engineering establishment, the project, while still not officially designated, proved itself successful in accomplishing its design goals. In little more than sixteen years from its funding charter, a practical reusable hypersonic vehicle evolved from idealistic fancy to practical reality.

In commemoration of the Contact Day Massacre's Sixteenth Anniversary, the project was offered the official designation of Komomerenketsan at a formal gathering of nations who were instrumental in helping to rebuild Schultaria Prime’s advanced research laboratories. To those nations who have supported Schultaria Prime financially and materially, the scientists who sacrificed their lives for their craft, and many other superlative Schultarian and foreign individuals who have shown support for Schultarian scientific achievements, this newest aircraft design is dedicated in their memory.

Promotional Photograph: Head-On View (640 x 377: 33 kb) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Schultarian%20Weaponry/bigfront.jpg)

Promotional Photograph: Engine / Attachment Pylon View (638 x 440: 29 kb) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Schultarian%20Weaponry/planeoverunder.jpg)

Promotional Photograph: Takeoff View (640 x 480: 28 kb) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Schultarian%20Weaponry/newplanebomber.jpg)

-Technical Specifications (Unmodified Base Package)

Dimensions:

-Fuselage Design: Delta Wing Body
-Height [Tail Tips to Extended Landing Gear]: (42.5 m)
-Wingspan: (82 m)
-Length: (110.5 m)
-Area [Approximate]: (4275.5 sq. m)

Mass:
-Dry: (210,000 kg)
-Main Engine Fuel: (555,000 kg)
-Emergency Reaction Control Thrusters: (10,000 kg)
-Max Takeoff Load: (825,000 kg)

Crew: 6
-Craft Commander
-Secondary Pilot
-Navigator
-Flight Engineer
-Communications Operator
-Payload Specialist

Launch / Land Limitations (Runway Length):
-Takeoff [Full Load]: (4,575 m)
-Approach [Full Load]: (3,685 m)

Launch / Land Limitations (Takeoff Velocities):
-Full Load: (170 m/s)
-Minus Cargo: (140 m/s)
-Stall Speed [Full Load]: (135 m/s)

Engines / Powerplant:
-Atmospheric Flight: (6) Ooevor'rud (Ovor - TSC1201) Blended Turbo/Scram Jet Engines with a combined thrust output of 12.75 mN at max velocity and altitude.

Fuel Mixture:
-Ethanol Derived (JW 0301) Jet Fuel

Flight Ceiling:
-Atmospheric (Without Compressed Oxygen Fuel): 51,200 m
-Climb Rate to Atmospheric Ceiling: 7,600 m/min

Maximum Velocity:
-Fully Loaded at Atmospheric Ceiling: (3.82 km/s) [Mach 11.22]

Payload Limitations:
-Maximum Mass: 50,000 kg

Attachment Pylons:
(6) Recessed Cylindrical Connection Points Mounted Underneath Fuselage
-[Maximum Dimensions: Height (10 m) | Width (2.5 m) | Length (2.5 m)]
(2) Omnibus Connection Points Mounted on the Craft's Aft Section (In Front of the Primary Engine Compartment)

Avionics and Assorted Systems
-Communication Transceivers:
(1) High Gain / (1) Low Gain VHF radio antenna
(1) Direct Satellite Comlink
(1) High Energy microwave receiver
-Conventional Radar Package: Detection Surfaces Mounted in Nose and Tail with an Approximate Detection Range of 350 km at Maximum Velocity
-Lidar Package: (1) "Macks Q" Lidar Package for Threat Assessment Purposes with an Approximate Detection Range of 35 km in normal Atmospheric conditions
-ECM Package: (5) Schultarian "Nackthos" ECM Units Mounted on Fuselage Body with Ranges in Excess of 20 km

Cost to the Government of Schultaria Prime:
-$8,975,000,000 Per Craft

[ OOC: Faxanavia, I believe you are aiming for an actual design, rather than just filling in the form and writing "Mach 8" in there?


AIUI these two designs are just forms filled... there have been no such planes on Draftroom or on II. ]

OOC: I am, in fact, aiming for such. But right now I'm working towards that, trying to accrue interests right now. Still, doing a full design will get you brownie points in my book, and we all know what those are worth...(nothing).

-Message from the State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

Greetings!


We here in the United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime are greatly intrigued by the Ottomautics H-Prize and the entrants thus far. As a nation, we in the USSSP are a relatively peaceful people who view the enterprises of science and engineering as a means towards better standards of living for the world while pushing the boundaries of technology currently available at our disposal. All of the entries so far have been wonderful national achievements, and we wish to commend everyone for their designs as breathing testaments to the unbeatable spirit of human innovation.

Without further ado, we in Designwerks would like to humbly submit our aircraft design for your perusal. It has been in development for a few years as a commercial hypersonic aircraft as well as an orbital platform for the national space program. As per the stipulations of your request, we have removed the chemical rockets designed to allow the aircraft to achieve orbital maneuvers in order to fit within competition specifications.

We in Schultaria Prime thank you for your time, and we wish all the best in your competition.

Sincerely,

Tomar Orrow - Chair of Aeronautics: The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks
Elliot Schultz - Central Director of the United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime / CEO of The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

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H-Prize Technical Specfication Sheet

Name of Design Group:

The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks
-Kamor Vol'hem Advanced Aeronautics Group

Name of Plane:

-Project Komomerenketsan

Height of Plane: 42.5 m
Length of Plane: 82 m
Wingspan of Plane: 110.5 m

Weight of Plane...
-Loaded: 825,000 kg
-Unloaded: 210,000 kg

Wing Area of Plane: 4275.5 sq. m (Approximately - Excluding Sub-Sonic Canard Wings)
-NOTE: The entire fuselage is considered as a part of the general lifting body.

Wing Loading of Plane...
-Loaded: 189.1 N / sq. m
-Unloaded: 48.13 N / sq. m

Propulsion of Plane:
Thrust of Plane...
-Max: 19.6 mN (At 25 km) / 12.75 mN (At atmospheric ceiling max velocity)
-Super Cruise: n/a
-After Burner: n/a

Speed of Plane...
-Max: 3.820 km/s (Mach 11.22)

Service Ceiling of Plane: 51,200 m

-----

Project Komomerenketsan ("Collective Memorial" Space Ship)

The United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime, in an effort to create a more efficient method of low mass orbital delivery, began a ninety five billion dollar project to develop the nation's first reusable space vehicle. With extensive support from SKC-Keital and the State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks the time table was set for SDC 120; at the time the project was established, the nation had suffered extensively from the throes of the Contact Day Massacre just six months hence. The loss of skilled aerospace engineers and practical design knowledge made the twenty one year endeavor appear an unachievable cause but, as a testament to the perseverance of Schultarian will and the adaptability of Schularia’s engineering establishment, the project, while still not officially designated, proved itself successful in accomplishing its design goals. In little more than sixteen years from its funding charter, a practical reusable space vehicle evolved from idealistic fancy to practical reality.

In commemoration of the Contact Day Massacre's Sixteenth Anniversary, the project was offered the official designation of Komomerenketsan at a formal gathering of nations who were instrumental in helping to rebuild Schultaria Prime’s advanced research laboratories. To those nations who have supported Schultaria Prime financially and materially, the scientists who sacrificed their lives for their craft, and many other superlative Schultarian and foreign individuals who have shown support for Schultarian scientific achievements, this newest aircraft design is dedicated in their memory.

Promotional Photograph: Head-On View (640 x 377: 33 kb) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Schultarian%20Weaponry/bigfront.jpg)

Promotional Photograph: Engine / Attachment Pylon View (638 x 440: 29 kb) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Schultarian%20Weaponry/planeoverunder.jpg)

Promotional Photograph: Takeoff View (640 x 480: 28 kb) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Schultarian%20Weaponry/newplanebomber.jpg)

-Technical Specifications (Unmodified Base Package)

Dimensions:

-Fuselage Design: Delta Wing Body
-Height [Tail Tips to Extended Landing Gear]: (42.5 m)
-Wingspan: (82 m)
-Length: (110.5 m)
-Area [Approximate]: (4275.5 sq. m)

Mass:
-Dry: (210,000 kg)
-Main Engine Fuel: (555,000 kg)
-Emergency Reaction Control Thrusters: (10,000 kg)
-Max Takeoff Load: (825,000 kg)

Crew: 6
-Craft Commander
-Secondary Pilot
-Navigator
-Flight Engineer
-Communications Operator
-Payload Specialist

Launch / Land Limitations (Runway Length):
-Takeoff [Full Load]: (4,575 m)
-Approach [Full Load]: (3,685 m)

Launch / Land Limitations (Takeoff Velocities):
-Full Load: (170 m/s)
-Minus Cargo: (140 m/s)
-Stall Speed [Full Load]: (135 m/s)

Engines / Powerplant:
-Atmospheric Flight: (6) Ooevor'rud (Ovor - TSC1201) Blended Turbo/Scram Jet Engines with a combined thrust output of 12.75 mN at max velocity.

Fuel Mixture:
-Ethanol Derived (JW 0301) Jet Fuel

Flight Ceiling:
-Atmospheric (Without Compressed Oxygen Fuel): 51,200 m
-Climb Rate to Atmospheric Ceiling: 7,600 m/min

Maximum Velocity:
-Fully Loaded at Atmospheric Ceiling: (3.82 km/s) [Mach 11.22]

Payload Limitations:
-Maximum Mass: 50,000 kg

Attachment Pylons:
(6) Recessed Cylindrical Connection Points Mounted Underneath Fuselage
-[Maximum Dimensions: Height (10 m) | Width (2.5 m) | Length (2.5 m)]
(2) Omnibus Connection Points Mounted on the Craft's Aft Section (In Front of the Primary Engine Compartment)

Avionics and Assorted Systems
-Communication Transceivers:
(1) High Gain / (1) Low Gain VHF radio antenna
(1) Direct Satellite Comlink
(1) High Energy microwave receiver
-Conventional Radar Package: Detection Surfaces Mounted in Nose and Tail with an Approximate Detection Range of 350 km at Maximum Velocity
-Lidar Package: (1) "Macks Q" Lidar Package for Threat Assessment Purposes with an Approximate Detection Range of 35 km in normal Atmospheric conditions
-ECM Package: (5) Schultarian "Nackthos" ECM Units Mounted on Fuselage Body with Ranges in Excess of 20 km

Cost to the Government of Schultaria Prime:
-$8,975,000,000 Per Craft


We apologize, but your craft does not fit within the constraints. Specifically,
"-The aircraft may not leave the atmosphere for the duration of its flight." As you refer to this vehicle multiple times as a space vehicle, we can only assume that it does not fit within this constraint.

-Message from The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

"Apparently, despite all our willingness to modify the Komomerenketsan to fulfill the roles as stipulated by your contest, we have appeared to been disregarded due to transcription errors from our LEO capable version (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10037488&postcount=4), and we regret the miscommunication.

We do wish to know, in the sake of understanding from an engineering standpoint, why Ottomautics would be more interested in a high velocity hypersonic craft rather than in a self-contained orbital vehicle to begin with? Given the dynamic pressures and stresses a normal fuselage would acquire while operating at such speeds, even in the most rarefied atmosphere, most vehicles operating at these extreme tolerances would be operating essentially on ballistic flight paths during ascent and normal cruise. Likewise the benefits of the hypersonic speed advantage, while undoubtedly important for modern aircraft design, would simply reduce the profile of any craft to its most basic aerodynamic components. At such incredible velocities an aircraft would likely have to remain in a fixed flight path due to the incredible danger of stress failure on the flight control surfaces until the danger of atmospheric drag, be it through deceleration or continued ascent, can reduce the load.

With these issues, would it not be more sensible then to simply transcend the problems of atmospheric stress and simply create a vehicle with an operable ceiling above the traditional 100km exo-atmospheric barrier? While there might be issues concerning the subject of reentry, please be mindful of the fact that not all "space capable" vehicles necessarily operate at velocities needed to sustain a fixed orbit. In trying to counteract the stress and pressure problems from an atmospheric hypersonic vehicle, it only seems logical that the techniques utilized by trans-atmospheric lifting body air/space craft, utilizing principles developed by reputable organizations since the days of the U.S. NASA program(1), would be able to address your company's concerns without excessive difficulty."

Tomar Orrow - Chair of Aeronautics: The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

(1) T.J. Gregory et al. The Estimation of Characteristics for Space Vehicles HQ. NASA, J.Aircraft 8, No. 9, p. 724-731.

-Message from The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

"Apparently, despite all our willingness to modify the Komomerenketsan to fulfill the roles as stipulated by your contest, we have appeared to been disregarded due to transcription errors from our LEO capable version (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10037488&postcount=4), and we regret the miscommunication.

We do wish to know, in the sake of understanding from an engineering standpoint, why Ottomautics would be more interested in a high velocity hypersonic craft rather than in a self-contained orbital vehicle to begin with? Given the dynamic pressures and stresses a normal fuselage would acquire while operating at such speeds, even in the most rarefied atmosphere, most vehicles operating at these extreme tolerances would be operating essentially on ballistic flight paths during ascent and normal cruise. Likewise the benefits of the hypersonic speed advantage, while undoubtedly important for modern aircraft design, would simply reduce the profile of any craft to its most basic aerodynamic components. At such incredible velocities an aircraft would likely have to remain in a fixed flight path due to the incredible danger of stress failure on the flight control surfaces until the danger of atmospheric drag, be it through deceleration or continued ascent, can reduce the load.

With these issues, would it not be more sensible then to simply transcend the problems of atmospheric stress and simply create a vehicle with an operable ceiling above the traditional 100km exo-atmospheric barrier? While there might be issues concerning the subject of reentry, please be mindful of the fact that not all "space capable" vehicles necessarily operate at velocities needed to sustain a fixed orbit. In trying to counteract the stress and pressure problems from an atmospheric hypersonic vehicle, it only seems logical that the techniques utilized by trans-atmospheric lifting body air/space craft, utilizing principles developed by reputable organizations since the days of the U.S. NASA program(1), would be able to address your company's concerns without excessive difficulty."

Tomar Orrow - Chair of Aeronautics: The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks

(1) T.J. Gregory et al. The Estimation of Characteristics for Space Vehicles HQ. NASA, J.Aircraft 8, No. 9, p. 724-731.

We apologize for the misconception, as we did not fully review your aircraft it seems, and did not fully understand that it was meant modified to be sub-orbital. With that having come to light, we may happilly accept it.

The goal of the Ottomautics H-Prize is not to do something that has been done before, or to base your concepts on well understood technology. Our goal is to push the limits of technology, and to do something rarely done before.

(bump)

KvA Angel SSTO Platform

Name of Design Group:Kugov
Name of Plane:Angel SSTO
Height of Plane:5 Meters
Length of Plane:55 meters
Wingspan of Plane:45 meters
Weight of Plane...
-Loaded:880 tonnes
-Unloaded:700 tonnes
Wing Area of Plane:140
Wing Loading of Plane...
-Loaded:250 kg/sq. m
-Unloaded:180 kg/sq. m
Propulsion of Plane: 1 Xpp-2 SSME variant, 1 Xpp-9 scramjet engine,
Thrust of Plane...
-Max:800,000 pounds
-Super Cruise:100,000 pounds
-After Burner:909,678 pounds
Speed of Plane...
-Max:Mach 12.1
Service Ceiling of Plane: 45 miles, higher on Angel-II model (Low Earth Orbit)
Armament: 1 Tomahawk-size ASAT missile (Angel-I), 2 Tomahawk-size ASAT missiles (Angel-II)

History

During the Epsilon Halo takeover of Crete in the 80's, there was a growing need to develop a reusable anti-satellite weapon to replace the inefficient Arrowhead missiles, in order to neutralize the foreign aid. Although it was totally unnecessary with the takeover done only in 3 weeks, the government still railroaded it to help with future plans of expansion.

They developed two models: Angel-I, our offer and the more capable Angel-II, capable of 60-mile high altitudes.

There is an ongoing project to modify Angel-II's for the National Space Exploration Department (NSED), after the newer, more efficient Spearheads were implemented into the ASAT arm of the Air Command.

All in all, it was structurally better than the Space Shuttle and turned out to be more efficient.

KvA Angel SSTO Platform

Name of Design Group:Kugov
Name of Plane:Angel SSTO
Height of Plane:5 Meters
Length of Plane:55 meters
Wingspan of Plane:45 meters
Weight of Plane...
-Loaded:880 tonnes
-Unloaded:700 tonnes
Wing Area of Plane:140
Wing Loading of Plane...
-Loaded:250 kg/sq. m
-Unloaded:180 kg/sq. m
Propulsion of Plane: 1 Xpp-2 SSME variant, 1 Xpp-9 scramjet engine,
Thrust of Plane...
-Max:800,000 pounds
-Super Cruise:100,000 pounds
-After Burner:909,678 pounds
Speed of Plane...
-Max:Mach 12.1
Service Ceiling of Plane: 45 miles, higher on Angel-II model (Low Earth Orbit)
Armament: 1 Tomahawk-size ASAT missile (Angel-I), 2 Tomahawk-size ASAT missiles (Angel-II)

History

During the Epsilon Halo takeover of Crete in the 80's, there was a growing need to develop a reusable anti-satellite weapon to replace the inefficient Arrowhead missiles, in order to neutralize the foreign aid. Although it was totally unnecessary with the takeover done only in 3 weeks, the government still railroaded it to help with future plans of expansion.

They developed two models: Angel-I, our offer and the more capable Angel-II, capable of 60-mile high altitudes.

There is an ongoing project to modify Angel-II's for the National Space Exploration Department (NSED), after the newer, more efficient Spearheads were implemented into the ASAT arm of the Air Command.

All in all, it was structurally better than the Space Shuttle and turned out to be more efficient.

We are somewhat unclear- does this plane leave Earth orbit at any time during its flight?

We are somewhat unclear- does this plane leave Earth orbit at any time during its flight?

Nope, only Angel-II can. Angel-I flies just under the 50-mile mark. We're submitting Angel-I.