The Roll Royce RR300 produces 300 HP with 1.1 megawatts of heating power, so 45 megawatts would be more than 13,500 HP. Assuming 10 lbf lift per horsepower ( true for a helicopter, the giant A400M lifts 7 lbf/HP ), the aircraft could weigh 135,000 pounds or > 67 tons.
From: alain.coetm...@gmail.com [mailto:alain.coetm...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Alain Sepeda Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 11:45 AM the power density of Defkalion hyperion, is about 5kW for 10g of powder, 5kg of reactor, plus pipes,pump and bottle (should be negligible if well integrated and MW sized)... 45MW mechanic, imply 150-200MW thermal, so about 200ton of reactor, plus turbines. ...
