Ian Woollard wrote:

mike Williamson wrote:

The big downside of wings is after you leave the atmosphere- wings push
up dry mass, and then it is very easy to lose everything that was
gained during ascent and then some; a good mass ratio is essential
particularly toward the end of the burn.

Mike

Which is another excellent reason to look at TSTO rather than STSO with
current technology.

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