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....A Quote From Len Cormier...and yet another rant!
On 22 Jun, 00:47, Pat Flannery wrote:
Ian Parker wrote: The figures for total fuel load show a remarkable similarity to Concorde. I think the deadweight could be sent well below Concorde. Fares BTW were something like $5,000 for a 2 way flight across the Atlantic. British Airways towards the end promoted Concorde as a luxury product and the fares approached $10,000. Here the analogy ends, this is a cargo plane predominantly. That sounds like this thing:http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/lapcat.html BTW M5 = about 1500m/s giving a rocket LEO impulse of 6.5km/s. Going down all the time. - Ian Parker |
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....A Quote From Len Cormier...and yet another rant!
"kT" wrote in message news jonathan wrote: Jonathon's on a roll. Am I wrong? I think that's the way the Bush administration works. They genuinely feel they have a right to use the various agencies as giant pay-back machines. And giant favor-machines for the firms they wish employment with...after leaving office. Keep your eye on the horizon down there this summer, eh? I love politics, how could anyone not love it? It's like saying you hate the air we breathe! |
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....A Quote From Len Cormier...and yet another rant!
jonathan wrote:
"kT" wrote in message news jonathan wrote: Jonathon's on a roll. Am I wrong? I think that's the way the Bush administration works. They genuinely feel they have a right to use the various agencies as giant pay-back machines. And giant favor-machines for the firms they wish employment with...after leaving office. I don't really judge your stuff right or wrong, I just read it. Keep your eye on the horizon down there this summer, eh? I love politics, how could anyone not love it? It's like saying you hate the air we breathe! I like sunlight as well. But only in moderation. |
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