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From: Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: Paul Allen's Ginormous Stratolaunch Carrier Plane Rolls Out for 1st Time [1/4] - Stratolaunch carrier plane 2.jpg (1/1)
Date: 1 Jun 2017 17:33:09 -0700
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In article <eb81jcpnvf90e9l5l8s1dd5i12mnigos1k@4ax.com>, Old Geezerr says...
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>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?
>
I wondered the same...as a former carpenter I'm thinking all it would take is a
few extra long 2 X 4s nailed to each vertical stabilizer...and voila...she is
stabilized!
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>>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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