ESA's Tomorrow Bird Launcher

[hesham]

Hi,


http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/2010/01/esas-tomorrow-bird-launcher.html

 

[Hobbes]

That's a study from 2006-7, I suspect this was part of ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP):

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Launchers_Home/SEMHLAUTLKG_0.html

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Why do the solid boosters look like warp nacelles?

 

[mz]

Maybe they have recovery parachutes at the tip.

 

[cluttonfred]

And why do they want to launch birds, anyway? ;D

 

[OM]

And why do they want to launch birds, anyway? ;D

...Maybe they're angry?