[AR] Re: Air breathing engines. (nothing to do with rockets)
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 23:19:33 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 11 Oct 2021, Anthony Cesaroni wrote:
20 hours is standard for R/C jets. Remember, these were built for target
drones...
Which is to say, if you build a jet engine for absolute maximum
performance with minimum weight and a very short design life, with
reliability and safety issues very much secondary, then surprise surprise,
you get something as flaky and short-lived as a typical rocket engine. :-)
Henry
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