On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Pierce Nichols wrote: > You misunderstood me -- buying one isn't enough. You have to > design an inlet for one, and you most certainly can't buy that.
Many turbofans for subsonic speeds come with intakes -- you buy the complete engine package, not just the turbomachinery. Boeing doesn't build intakes for 747s. (A returning flyback booster is a lot more like an airliner than a fighter.) This does require an engine position clear of the body, perhaps deployed after reentry, but that may be a good idea anyway.
From earlier contexts, I assumed that we were talking about using jet engines at supersonic speed. And supersonic inlets are not a stock item.
-p
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