You'd think they'd just slow down before landing.
You'd think they'd just slow down before landing.
They don't have a hybrid propulsion system in it apparently. To slow down they have to shut the engine off which means they cant get it restarted once it dips below a few mach numbers since they are probably trying to use a scram jet or something similar. So from mach 5 or whatever when they shutdown it can travel another 200 miles before its slow enough that it could land. Seems kind of like a contrived problem that they cant solve because the vehicle needs to have better capabilities for the mission they are trying to perform with it.
They don't have a hybrid propulsion system in it apparently. To slow down they have to shut the engine off which means they cant get it restarted once it dips below a few mach numbers since they are probably trying to use a scram jet or something similar. So from mach 5 or whatever when they shutdown it can travel another 200 miles before its slow enough that it could land. Seems kind of like a contrived problem that they cant solve because the vehicle needs to have better capabilities for the mission they are trying to perform with it.
Sir, we can't stop! We have to slow down first!
Sir, we can't stop! We have to slow down first!
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