From: earlcp@idirect.com   
      
   David Given  :   
      
   > zoltan wrote:   
   > [...]   
   > > I have an experimental air breathing engine that generates about 1 MW   
   > > of power in terms of   
   > > the heat output of the propane burnt. This engine has a 7 inch nozzle   
   > > and an Isp of 4000.   
   >   
   > That seems very good --- Armadillo's only getting an ISP of a few hundred   
   on   
   > their biprops. Do you have any more information?   
   >   
   > One thing I do have to ask is, at what range of speeds will it air-breathe?   
   > Sucking in stationary air on a bench is a *very* different thing from   
   > running at hypersonic speeds in the upper atmosphere.   
      
   He have been making this claim for over a year now.  The one thing he seems   
   to refuse to do is to test fly it.   
      
   Infact, he will not even strap it onto a car and test it at low speeds (0-100   
   mph).  For some reason he thinks his intake has no drag.   
      
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