Re:SR-72
by Crito on Sunday March 09, 2014 @03:11PM
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Agreed. The X-15 even had a RCS for when control surfaces no longer had enough air to bite into.
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The coolest thing is the analog computer that seamlessly went between control surfaces and RCS as if it were flying using surfaces within an atmosphere. It may not be a "real" plane, but that doesn't make it any less amazing.
I'd love to see the X-15 progress into the X-20 and onwards.