On 1 Jun 2017 04:20:02 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
That center wing section, with a chord equal to the outboard wings,
would seem to be a disaster waiting to happen.
What happens if one fuselage starts to porpoise up and the other
doesn't?
>more at
>http://www.space.com/37046-stratolaunch-worlds-largest-airplane-first-rollout.html
>
>Billionaire Paul Allen's private spaceflight company Stratolaunch has just
>unveiled the world's biggest airplane: a massive carrier plane with a wingspan
>longer than an entire football field.
>
>The colossal Stratolaunch carrier plane rolled out of its hangar at the Mojave
>Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, today (May 31) to undergo fueling
>
>"We're excited to announce that Stratolaunch aircraft has reached a major
>milestone in its journey toward providing convenient, reliable, and routine
>access to low-Earth orbit," Stratolaunch Systems Corp. CEO Jean Floyd said in a
>statement. "This marks the completion of the initial aircraft-construction phase
>and the beginning of the aircraft ground- and flight-testing phase."
>
>The Stratolaunch carrier plane is designed to launch rockets into orbit from an
>altitude of 30,000 feet (9,100 meters). Initially, the plane will carry a single
>Pegasus XL rocket built by Orbital ATK, but the craft will eventually be able to
>carry up to three of those boosters simultaneously, Floyd said.
>
>
>Stratolaunch Systems has been quietly designing and building the rocket-toting
>plane over the last few years.
>
>
>
>*
Dave:
There goes the happy moron.
He doesn't give a damn.
Gee I wish I was a moron.
My God, maybe I am
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