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Miscellaneous => Off-topic forum => Topic started by: swiftus27 on October 15, 2010, 04:24:16 PM

Title: (SATIRE) New for AWS 1.4 Space Planes
Post by: swiftus27 on October 15, 2010, 04:24:16 PM
An all new concept on First class. 

You will be able to follow in Virgin Air's footsteps and fly into space.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/10/15/space.tourism/index.html?hpt=C1

"Space designers imagine a network of hypersonic spaceplanes that would take off from a runway in New Mexico and land at a Tokyo spaceport 45 minutes later."
Title: Re: (SATIRE) New for AWS 1.4 Space Planes
Post by: DenisG on October 15, 2010, 06:36:05 PM
Hmm...

Short haul - SH
Mid haul - MH
Long haul - LH
Space haul - ???

We really need an abbreviation for this, before the industry finds one!  ;D


Denis
Title: Re: (SATIRE) New for AWS 1.4 Space Planes
Post by: oggie84 on October 15, 2010, 07:13:39 PM
With a 10,000-foot runway, you won't need slots at LHR anymore  ;)
Title: Re: (SATIRE) New for AWS 1.4 Space Planes
Post by: swiftus27 on October 15, 2010, 07:19:24 PM
Quote from: oggie84 on October 15, 2010, 07:13:39 PM
With a 10,000-foot runway, you won't need slots at LHR anymore  ;)

10,000?  KDEN is 16,000.  But the pressure altitude there can get insane on a hot day.
Title: Re: (SATIRE) New for AWS 1.4 Space Planes
Post by: oggie84 on October 15, 2010, 07:38:17 PM
Quote from: swiftus27 on October 15, 2010, 07:19:24 PM
10,000?  KDEN is 16,000.  But the pressure altitude there can get insane on a hot day.

My bad  :-[ Got my conversions wrong