GHI
your wish almost happened , but I have it on good authority that they had foam problems during Beta test and therefore wont see extern tanks for a while.
Heres some news
HT is leaning toward flying its next ME-163 mission without the protective foam ramp that broke away from the external tank during its July return to flight, according to a spokesman for the Hitech creations.
Hitech officials plan to meet again this month to evaluate the Protuberance Air Load (PAL) ramp issue and possibly reach a decision.
"The data from the ongoing engineering analysis on the PAL ramp seems to be pointing in the direction of not flying with the PAL ramp for the ME-163 tank," said HT spokesman Skuzzy, referring to the next mission, tentatively slated for May 2006.
