Hypersonic

orbit. However, this delays the time to be able to send it off into space. Not only will that be a problem, cost will rise up the more resources are poured into testing the space craft. Another source of income private companies are focusing on is hypersonic travel with their space planes. From Pelton’s article, these space planes have garnered much interest with the public and are hoping to use this type of technology to deliver cargo from one country to another as little as an hour. The space…

Introduction To understand aircraft propulsion it is important to understand the term propulsion first. Propulsion is a means of producing force required for movement of object. The propulsion system has some source of mechanical power and some means of using this power to generate force such as wheels, propellers, legs, etc. Nobody can precisely tell the origin of mankind’s desire to fly as it is lost in the distant past. There are legends of people strapping birdlike wings and jumping of a…

October Sky Introduction After the end of World War II, the United States and Soviet Union entered a period called the Cold War. The Cold War was a time period that was filled with tensions, competitions, and fear. The Cold War mainly occurred due to the United State’s fear of communist ideas, as well as the Soviet’s fears of capitalism, and both country’s possessions of nuclear weapons. These two different concepts lead the Soviets and the United States into a time period full of tensions and…