we've been testing as well. WE (nor Russia, lol) will ever know what we have at the moment. if you believe what is reported, we are lagging way behind. "if" if Russia actually thought they were way ahead, i think they would launch. but, they haven't...
i'm surprised that they are wasting incredibly expensive hardware testing when they are locked in a death match with wheat farming "nazis"...
They love to use fear to convince us that $760B a year for defense is not enough. Defense contractors are laughing all the way to the bank.we've been testing as well. WE (nor Russia, lol) will ever know what we have at the moment. if you believe what is reported, we are lagging way behind. "if" if Russia actually thought they were way ahead, i think they would launch. but, they haven't...
i understand that they constantly TRY to con us. any industry (or politician. "only i can save you!) will do their best to keep you feeling insecure. not many panics i bite on...like the POS "private prison" folks hoping to scare us into building (or THEM building) more prisons "if only you'll guarantee 90% full cells" like they do here and in Virginia. in other words, we need to pass more laws that won't help so they have more bodies in the cells and lots fewer minorities able to vote. we SHOULD keep those cells full. let's start with all of the white collar criminals & politicians that normally get a slap on the wrist and laughingly told to "go, and sin no more". look at everything carefully...
those are rockets. we're talking jet engines. the folks behind Quarterhorse are also looking at passenger jets down the line.
yeah, the SST was a real cluster. the noise level they created was a big no. but even if the Quarterhorse commercial application fails financially. scientific knowledge will still be gained. if they can successfully fill the SR-71s shoes (questionable) it will be an accomplishment. i wonder if these motors could be successfully scaled down for much smaller craft... Musk is probably already on it.
