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 On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 16:27:20 -0700, Old Geezerr <dpspahr@cox.net>
 wrote:
 
 >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 was wondering the same thing.  Not that I'm an engineer or anything;
 it just seems like an awful lot of stress gets focused on that part of
 thw design.
 >
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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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