hypersonic space transport
notes - transsonic-WIG, supersonic-WOSH
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An inverted broad-"U" crosssection, sleek long heavy-lifter rocket.
Takeoff on wing-end-ski - across 10-100 miles of ice, eg. Antarctica;
Transsonic-WIG (wing-in-ground) lift-up - air under "U" is bottled -
can be increased by side-vents;
Supersonic-WOSH, wing-on-shockwave, liftoff - air under "U" continually slows,
maintaining pressure to the rear;
Inverted broad-"U" soft-focuses shockwave to reflect-back inside "U";
Hypersonic climb - the short thick inward-scooping "U"-wing crosssection suffices;
Can be augmented by scramjet rear-extension;
Rocket above atmosphere;
A premise discovery under the title,
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