Re: aurora

Article View: sci.space

Article #6472

#6472

From: Dean Adams
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 15:01

22 lines
1437 bytes

gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
 >I think I may have just solved the Aurora question. 
Sorry, no such luck.  :-)

 >Attend the following press release.

Yep... I've been following this program for a while. It is quite interesting,
but it bears absolutely no actual resemblance to the "Aurora".  Unfortunately
seeing the terms NASA, high altitude, and Aurora in the same paragraph HAS 
confused some people at times though...

 >Perseus, designed and built for NASA by Aurora Flight Sciences Corp.,
 >is the first aircraft designed specifically for atmospheric science.  
 >It will carry up to 110 pounds (50 kilograms) of instruments to a
 >maximum altitude of 82,000 feet (25 kilometers).  The plane is made 
 >of lightweight composite materials, much like sailplanes or gliders. 
 >Perseus' engine is based on the 4-cycle, 4-cylinder Rotax  engine that 
 >powers ultralight aircraft around the world ...

This vehicle has a max speed in the 100mph range and is powered by 
a reciprocating engine.  Sorry, it ain't gonna go Mach 6-8.  :->

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1992Dec20.150152.7356@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx!dnadams

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Newsgroups: sci.space
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx!dnadams
From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Re: aurora
Message-ID: <1992Dec20.150152.7356@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account)
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 15:01:52 GMT
Lines: 23