British Aerospace HOTOL - Wikipedia
WEBHOTOL, for Horizontal Take-Off and Landing, was a 1980s British design for a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spaceplane that was to be powered by an airbreathing jet engine. Development was being conducted by a consortium led by Rolls-Royce and British Aerospace (BAe).
BBC - h2g2 HOTOL - The British Space Plane
WEBHOTOL was designed to launch from any runway which could handle a Boeing 747 or Concorde sized craft. It was to use a rocket powered sled to bring the craft quickly to its launch speed of 330mph...
An overview of the British Aerospace HOTOL transatmospheric …
WEBBritish Aerospace's space-going aircraft and economical launcher Hotol, so named for its horizontal take-off and landing ability, is described. The craft uses Rolls Royce's new Swallow engine, the principle behind which is still secret, which burns atmospheric oxygen until it leaves the atmosphere and then switches to liquid oxygen.
HOTOL | Encyclopedia MDPI
WEBOct 28, 2022 · HOTOL, for Horizontal Take-Off and Landing, was a 1980s United Kingdom design for a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) spaceplane that was to be powered by an airbreathing jet engine. Development was being conducted by a consortium led by Rolls-Royce and British Aerospace (BAe).
HOTOL - Encyclopedia Astronautica
WEBHOTOL. Credit: Mark Lindroos. This single-stage-to-orbit winged horizontal takeoff/horizontal landing launch vehicle concept was powered by the unique Rolls-Royce RB545 air / liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen rocket engine. HOTOL development was conducted from 1982 to 1986 before the British government withdrew funding.
Hotol: Britain's Spaceplane - Amazon.ca
WEBHOTOL: Spaceplane of the Future by Dan Sharp covers the full story of HOTOL's development in detail from beginning to end drawing on both the BAE Systems archive and the personal archives of the project's creators.
- Author: Dan Sharp
HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane by Dan Sharp - Secret Projects Forum
WEBApr 11, 2024 · HOTOL: Britain’s Spaceplane by Dan Sharp covers the full story of HOTOL’s development in detail from beginning to end, drawing on the BAE Systems archive, the personal archives of the project’s creators …
HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane - amazon.com
WEBHOTOL: Spaceplane of the Future by Dan Sharp covers the full story of HOTOL’s development in detail from beginning to end drawing on both the BAE Systems archive and the personal archives of the project’s creators.
- Author: Dan Sharp
HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane Hardcover – 27 Sept. 2024
WEBDecades later, Elon Musk and SpaceX would finally corner the market in reusable space transportation with the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, putting an end to any hope of a HOTOL revival. HOTOL: Spaceplane of the Future by Dan Sharp covers the full story of HOTOL's development in detail from beginning to end drawing on both the BAE Systems archive ...
- Author: Dan Sharp
HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane (Dan Sharp) - collectSPACE: Messages
WEBApr 30, 2024 · "HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane" by Dan Sharp covers the full story of HOTOL's development in detail from beginning to end, drawing on the BAE Systems archive, the personal archives of the project's creators …
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