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World's biggest plane, Stratolaunch, marks another key milestone
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But as much as it's touted "the biggest", it's not as "bigger" as I thought.
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Its wingspan is definitely longer, but its 'sleeker', and not as big nose to tail.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View Postprobably because it is meant to carry and launch rockets.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostBut as much as it's touted "the biggest", it's not as "bigger" as I thought.
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Its wingspan is definitely longer, but its 'sleeker', and not as big nose to tail.
*The flight to Melanesia doesn't count for obvious reasons.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostFrom that same article...
... A spacecraft typically weighs just 1-2 percent as much as the rocket that launches it, Hudson says. Since Stratolaunch is designed to carry up to 550,000 pounds, its payload capacity is likely to be 5,000 to 10,000 pounds. ...Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...
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Originally posted by Roy View PostThat's like saying that because an ant can carry 500 times its own body weight, a human can too. It's absurd. You can't legitimately apply limitations or capabilities of one design/structure/technology to another radically different one.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Roy View PostBut the Hercules never went into service - it only existed as a prototype, and only flew during testing.* The stratolaunch is bigger than anything that has actually been used.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYeah, I was still contemplating that.... But they're not really saying what their anticipated lift capacity is, are they? Can you find that?
Not sure if that is gross payload (in which case the cargo would be 50klb) or net.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...
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Originally posted by Roy View Post"the aircraft is intended to carry up to 550,000 pounds to an altitude of 35,000 feet. "
Not sure if that is gross payload (in which case the cargo would be 50klb) or net.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYeah, that's what I couldn't figure.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...
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Originally posted by Roy View PostMark down another case of sloppy journalism.
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And from that website you can go to Paul Allen's LinkedIn page, where he says...
So, max takeoff weight of 1.3 million pounds, payload of half a million pounds.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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