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Old March 25th 10, 04:50 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Default VSS Enterprise completes first flight under its carrier aircraft

On 3/25/2010 5:13 AM, Space Cadet wrote:

The all look like the Titanic to me ;^)


Titanic looked streamlined for its time period by having fairly low
funnels...combined with getting rid of a lot of the ugly lifeboats. ;-)
For _really_ sleek ocean liners, one must travel to the age of
Streamline Moderne: http://davidszondy.com/future/Living/futureliner.htm
http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SE770k7...abbfff9b_o.jpg
Even the pencil sharpeners looked like they were going around 300 mph
http://adrianwinter.co.uk/logbooks/3...es/Rapener.jpg
And the trains might well be able to fly to Mars if they ever lifted off
of their tracks:
http://obviousmag.org/en/archives/20...ond_loewy.html
That bottom one looks like a self-propelled volcanic eruption. :-D

Pat