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by nradov 3352 days ago
Cruise missile turbine engines have a design operating life of only a few hours, use special stabilized gel fuel, and optimize for performance over cost. I'm skeptical as to whether those will prove to be a good basis for developing cheaper VLJ engines.
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Didn't Eclipse (RIP) say their engine was going to be derived from a cruise missile engine?