RLV-TD images courtesy Pallava Bagla

[proud_indian]

Barely, since it has its own power (a scramjet engine). In fact, a vehicle like the HTDV would be a step above a HGV in terms of technical sophistication and versatility.

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[Akasa]

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The WU-14 and HTDV are completely different vehicles with different missions owing to their flight profiles. The WU-14 is unpowered, designed to achieve hypersonic speeds via gravity. The HTDV uses a scramjet engine and, if rumors are to be believed, was conceived as a cruise missile.

The HTDV would be best compared to the X-51A Waverider.

 

[knight11]

Proud movement to us. Thanks for ISRO, now the world could not ignore our contribution in the Space Exploration which will benifit the whole mankind. Kudos and Congratulation all my Indian Brothers.

 

[Kinetic]

Its beautiful. Feeling proud.

In my childhood we used to see Space shuttle on out notebook cover page.It reminds the same.

 

[randomradio]

Well is it me or the TD is actually small ?
And will PSLV power it up ?

This is a scale model meant to test materials. The shuttle will be taken to a height of 70Km and then it just falls.

A different rocket system will power it.

The RLV-TD is not HGV (even though their flight regimes are similar). It is more comparable to the X-37B (albeit smaller), Divine Dragon (albeit without engines), HOPE-X, or IXV.

You are right. The HGV program is totally different.

This design will be a civilian satellite launch system.

However people are yet to catch on to the actual military purpose of this shuttle. It has nothing to do with the HGV or a satellite launch system.

Clue: The USAF planned to use the shuttle as a nuke bomber.

The WU-14 and HTDV are completely different vehicles with different missions owing to their flight profiles. The WU-14 is unpowered, designed to achieve hypersonic speeds via gravity. The HTDV uses a scramjet engine and, if rumors are to be believed, was conceived as a cruise missile.

The HTDV would be best compared to the X-51A Waverider.

You are right again. Although the HTDV design itself is a TD for future applications, like Brahmos II.

 

[Abingdonboy]