Near the end of World War II, the Germans had a huge number of futuristic and downright fanciful aircraft designs on the drawing board. One of the best known of these was the Silbervogel (Silver Bird), a suborbital bomber, a combination between a spaceship and a bomber. After the war, tests done in the US and France revealed that the Silbervogel, as concieved, would have burned up upon reentry into the atmosphere. Obviously, it was far out of reach during World War II and for a long time thereafter.
So I was wondering: would the Silbervogel be buildable even with current technology?
So I was wondering: would the Silbervogel be buildable even with current technology?