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Then would you please tell us exactly how
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:38:35
In Reply to: aka Personal Attack when logic fails, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:47:05
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a 2 hour flight from NY to Australia could happen.
We'd all love to know the type of vehicle, what materials are used to build it, the propulsion system (jet, turbo ram jet, rocket, ion drive, warp drive, anti-gravity drive) passenger capacity, type of fuel(s) required, and whatever else you think is necessary for this to work. And don't forget the economics... will such a plane be able to be operated profitably? That is, will there be enough people who want to get to the other side of the planet in 2 hours to justify developing and building enough of these planes to be profitable?
NASA has been trying to develop a turbo/ramjet/rocket engine for 20 years--the idea being to use such an engine in a craft that could take off and land like a normal airplane but with engines that could change their mode of operation based on altitude-- and can't crack the code to make it a reality. Carrying sufficient amounts of the different types of fuel is a real problem. The private sector is free to do the same, but also doesn't seem to be making much progress.
I think it is certainly possible to have a craft that could do such a flight, but I think it's a big leap beyond current technology, especially for normal use, such as daily passenger flights.
But since we're talking fantasy transportation systems, how about teleporters?
Posts in this Thread:
- Cool video from the International Space Station, Noel, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:40:15
- Love the Auroras! Saw my house at 1:17, Bill Homer
, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:34:36 - Re: Cool video from the International Space Station, AdamSAAB2kAero
, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:00:37- The original Sputnik, Tim, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:27:32
- The original Sputnik, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:04:01
- Then there's those pesky laws of physics..., Noel, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:39:23
- Competitive Market is a discovery process, Tim, Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:29:41
- Competitive Market is a discovery process, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:22:30
- S. Korea: case where gov't intervention has worked, Bill Homer
, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:09:17 - A perfect example of the saying..., Noel, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:22:44
- aka Personal Attack when logic fails, Reality, Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:47:05
- Then would you please tell us exactly how, Noel, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:38:35 <-- Viewing This Message
- Look up SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:20:07
- Re: Look up SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo, Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:38:39
- Re: Look up SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:41:22
- Clipper cost = $22K today, Gene N
, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:02:11 - One can also buy a ride on a Russian rocket, Noel, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:48:36
- Also, Capital utilization rate would be much higher, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:28:50
- Not aware of any Russian rockets taking off from JFK, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:01:23
- Re: Not aware of any Russian rockets taking off from JFK, John G, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:37:25
- Does your Aunt still see dead people?, Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:38:26
- What ifs, maybes and semi-relevant statements..., Noel, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:14:42
- Re: Not aware of any Russian rockets taking off from JFK, Reality, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:03:14
- LOL...6 figure parties, secret service hookers, GSA..., Joeychess, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:02:16
- Re: aka Personal Attack when logic fails, pete
, Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:58:58
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