On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 16:27:20 -0700, Old Geezerr <dpspahr@cox.net>
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>On 1 Jun 2017 04:20:02 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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> That center wing section, with a chord equal to the outboard wings,
>would seem to be a disaster waiting to happen.
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>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
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>>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.
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>>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
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>>"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."
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>>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.
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>>Stratolaunch Systems has been quietly designing and building the rocket-toting
>>plane over the last few years.
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>>*
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>Dave:
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> 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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