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New photos reveal mammoth structure of Paul Allen’s six-engine Stratolaunch
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| Feb 24, 2015, 12:26pm PST
| Steve Wilhelm
Posted on 02/25/2015 2:25:40 PM PST by ckilmer
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02/25/2015 2:25:40 PM PST
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ckilmer
To: ckilmer
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:28:10 PM PST
by
Straight8
To: ckilmer
Space is going to get very crowded.
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:29:11 PM PST
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: ckilmer
Found this, this morning. Watched the video. Looks like a plan.
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:29:27 PM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: ckilmer
To the MOON, Allen!......................
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:31:10 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: ckilmer
by carrying a launch vehicle 30,000 feet in the air slung under the mammoth plane, then igniting the rocket motors. Hope they disconnect first.......................
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:32:04 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: ckilmer
” by carrying a launch vehicle 30,000 feet in the air slung under the mammoth plane, then igniting the rocket motors. “
Why ONLY 30,000ft when a lot of jets can climb a fair bit higher???
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:32:22 PM PST
by
GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
To: ckilmer
Glad it’s Paul Allen and not Tim Allen.
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:32:26 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else need s said?)
To: ckilmer
Never get off the ground. It has two left wings.
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:38:53 PM PST
by
beelzepug
(You can't fix a broken washing machine by washing more expensive clothes in it.)
To: GraceG
More wing/speed needed to carry payload into higher/thinner air. There are tradeoff. Getting the rocket to 70,000 feet would be fantastic. You would need a plane with wings one mile in span to get it up there.
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:40:06 PM PST
by
Bryan24
(When in doubt, move to the right..........)
To: GraceG
I assume lifting a rocket big enough to orbit big stuff requires the planes engines powerful enough to get it off the ground. There probably is a weight to lift ratio that requires sufficient oxygen in the planes jet engines and that limits altitude
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:40:32 PM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: beelzepug
That is to please the Liberals.
To: ckilmer
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02/25/2015 2:53:51 PM PST
by
hosepipe
(" This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole.. ")
To: Dan(9698)
I haven’t forgiven him for all the money he gave to get the the new background check law passed here in WA. Liberal S.O.B.!
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posted on
02/25/2015 2:55:00 PM PST
by
beelzepug
(You can't fix a broken washing machine by washing more expensive clothes in it.)
To: GraceG
Why ONLY 30,000ft when a lot of jets can climb a fair bit higher??? Probably has to do with carrying a heavy load and air density. For the tonnage they want, that may be as high as they can feasibly carry it.
To: expat_panama
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02/25/2015 2:57:39 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
To: Bryan24
More wing/speed needed to carry payload into higher/thinner air. There are tradeoff. Getting the rocket to 70,000 feet would be fantastic. You would need a plane with wings one mile in span to get it up there. This was my thinking too.
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02/25/2015 3:07:40 PM PST
by
Scrambler Bob
(Bo: capitalized is the dog.)
To: ckilmer
I'm picturing some alternative uses for this airframe. :)
This X 10
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posted on
02/25/2015 3:21:00 PM PST
by
Daus
To: SandRat
I am glad he is doing it with his own money. I hope he succeeds and becomes even more filthy rich.
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