I bet Bezo’s is pissed.
Reminds me of the B36
B-36 was configured to have 10 engines, six radial propeller engines and four jet engines, leading to the B-36 slogan of "six turnin' and four burnin' ".
“A static fire test is the rough equivalent of revving a car engine in neutral.”
Um.... No. It’s like tying the frame to a fixed point, dropping the clutch, and burning the tires. Big difference.
And we ain’t talking about a Volkswagen Beetle, either. More like a Mustang Shelby or a Dodge Hellcat.
“Doubles Number of Engines ... lit seven engines”
So last time they lit 3 1/2 engines?
“The company cleared a major hurdle in June with the completion of an environmental review that allows the launch to go forward, but requires dozens of modifications to the mission plan.”
I wonder just how these government paper pushers felt qualified to discern flaws in the mission plan.
How will they be able to hold 33 engines to the ground if aimed vertically?
Musk has more boosters than Fauci
Doubled from 3 and a half. Impressive.