On Aug/30/2018 at 7:16 AM, Jeff Findley wrote :
In article ,
says...

That's my understanding. Conversion to cargo configuration will involve
taking out the seats, crew consoles, life support, and etc. Essentially
it means unbolting, unplugging, and removing components that simply
aren't needed.

This would be akin to me pulling the middle bad back row seats out of my
2013 Toyota minivan when I need to move things that are long. the
middle row seats are designed to be easily removed. The rear seats,
which can fold down into the floor, can be removed by a determined owner
who has a socket set and maybe an hour's worth of "free time". ;-)

Typo. That should be "middle and back".

With the minivan, it's easier to just rent a U-Haul trailer and pull it
behind when I need a lot of cargo space. For smaller loads, I just pull
the middle seats and leave them in the garage at the house and fold the
rear seats down into the floor.

At any rate, the Sienna can carry 8 passengers or two passengers and a
lot of cargo. It's similar to Dragon 2 in its crew/cargo flexibility.

Did you ever test it in a vacuum and with radiations similar to what
there is in LEO? Maybe you're onto something here. :-)


Alain Fournier