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To: Paleo Conservative

There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.


3 posted on 02/02/2006 1:40:18 PM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

You mean they're actually designed to develop engine trouble within 5 minutes of takeoff?

4 posted on 02/02/2006 1:41:24 PM PST by SlowBoat407 (The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)
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To: dead

There were planes that could do that 100 years ago. ; )


6 posted on 02/02/2006 1:43:02 PM PST by Nakota
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There were planes that could do that 100 years ago. ; )


7 posted on 02/02/2006 1:43:23 PM PST by Nakota
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To: dead

I ain't going over any pond with only two engines. Period. I betcha the gas mileage is good though.


8 posted on 02/02/2006 1:44:27 PM PST by jmq (Islam=Religion of Peace)
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To: dead
Are they manned? My math is horrid - but every calc I run comes up with that scenario causing killer g-forces due to acceleration.
15 posted on 02/02/2006 1:51:40 PM PST by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: dead
There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

Any Cessna can do that!

21 posted on 02/02/2006 1:55:59 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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V1 cut!
22 posted on 02/02/2006 1:56:10 PM PST by Denver Ditdat (Leftist New Year's resolution: force Christians into the closets vacated by gays)
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To: dead
There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

Of course,no human being could fly in such an aircraft because of the G-forces involved.

25 posted on 02/02/2006 2:00:19 PM PST by Gay State Conservative
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There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

Let's assume an "around the world" between those two.

Distance 25,000 miles. Time 1/6 Hour. Average speed 150,000 mph. This means linear acceleration for 5 minutes from 0 to 300,000 mph, then the same decelleration. V = at. a = 3,600,000 m/h2. a = 1,466.67 ft/s2 = 45.8 g

Is this right?

35 posted on 02/02/2006 2:12:02 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

When I was very new to flying I could land, take off, land, take off, land, take off and finally land, all if a very few seconds!

47 posted on 02/02/2006 2:35:46 PM PST by RJL
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To: dead
There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes

Why would anyone want to go from St Louis to St Louis?

50 posted on 02/02/2006 2:38:20 PM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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It may be able to take off and land in less than 10 mins but it still takes you 3 hours to get through security.


59 posted on 02/02/2006 3:55:15 PM PST by driftdiver
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To: dead

Lol, I have a remote control airplane that can do that...


60 posted on 02/02/2006 4:02:52 PM PST by LonghornFreeper
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To: dead

"There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes"

My car is in similar condition.


67 posted on 02/02/2006 8:50:22 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Never bring a knife to a gun fight, or a Democrat to do serious work...)
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To: dead
There are planes on the drawing board that could take off from St. Louis and land back in St. Louis in less than 10 minutes.

I reckon Orville and Wilbur could have pulled that off. ;)

68 posted on 02/02/2006 8:52:25 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ("When the government is invasive, the people are wanting." -- Tao Te Ching)
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To: dead

ping, twa


72 posted on 02/06/2006 8:08:53 PM PST by deadmenvote (Pay bills via USPS postage. It pisses off utilities and saves a few jobs.)
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