British Skylon Engine Passes Its Tests

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @06:21AM from the some-hope-for-humanity dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports that the SABRE hybrid (part air-breathing jet, part rocket) that is intended to power the Skylon single-stage-to-orbit space plane has passed its final technical demonstration test, and is now looking for money (only £250m!) to prepare for manufacturing. If this goes ahead, travel into orbit from local airports (ideally, those close to the equator) will be possible. And quite cheaply. But might it have the same legal difficulties flying from U.S. airports as the Concorde did?"

1 of 172 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:Only £250m! by CodeheadUK · 2012-11-28 08:14 · Score: 5, Insightful

Nothing odd about it. The USPTO would grant a patent on the look and feel of dog eggs as trade dress if it were submitted.
A chimp flinging turds with 'Approved' printed on them would be a better and more selective system.