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So Like, Do we still get to get the new Spruce Goose?! It just sort of sounds like fun till some other launch vehicle comes along.
“I’m sorry, your ticket is for the other side. You’ll need to exit and proceed very carefully across the wing to your seat. Please use the cable-grip.”
That’s too bad. When I saw the first requests at work for performance data for PW4000’s @ 40K feet at a 45 degree angle I did some research on google and saw they were pretty far along (about 3-4 years ago) cutting up two 747-400’s and using up the world’s supply of carbon fiber.
They were getting real close to lift off. Maybe Orbital will buy it for pennies on the thousand dollar bills.
Plane lost it’s funding with Allen’s death.
Too bad, I would have made the trip from Alaska to watch the first flight.
They conducted their first successful flight on 13 April.