Project Ikarus and the Spectre multipurpose spacecraft
Giovanni Nicola D'Aloisio
Logo of the Spectre multipurpose spacecraft project.
When I was 15 I started coding, sketching and writing scripts. Then it came up to me like some concept of hybrid space propulsion. Ikarus-X started in this way, and Ikarus-Y represents a pioneering concept in advanced SSTO spacecraft design. The initial plan, putting an electric bypass section in the original Ikarus-X BLDC propellers, was too energy demanding. In response, I am spearheading the development of a revolutionary new engine under the moniker "Project Laserfan". A groundbreaking aircraft, built upon the framework of Ikarus-Y, will serve as the testbed for this innovative system.
More details here: https://nikitodos.github.io/content/reports/DAloisio_Ikarus_X_Final.pdf
Rendering of Ikarus-Y.
Preliminary CFD analysis on Ikarus-Y model.
Layouts of Ikarus-X.
Logo of the Spectre multipurpose spacecraft development program.
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Posted Jul 14, 2024
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