To: BenLurkin
35,000 feet?
Umm, why spend money on a plane that does what other planes can do?
41 posted on
04/13/2019 9:34:10 AM PDT by
Gamecock
(In church today, we so often find we meet only the same old world, not Christ and His Kingdom. AS)
To: Gamecock
No other plane can carry that much weight and release it for orbital launch at that altitude.
95 posted on
04/13/2019 12:04:32 PM PDT by
ctdonath2
(The Red Queen wasn't kidding.)
To: Gamecock
There is no other aircraft that can haul a rocket of the expected size to that altitude for launch. Not if you want to reuse the aircraft. The rocket is to sit slung under the wing between the two fuselages.
120 posted on
04/14/2019 2:56:20 AM PDT by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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