On Jan 15, 2:37*pm, Peter von Tresckow wrote:
Ralph Jones wrote:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/82160

Aero tow is too expensive. NASA should build a giant
Pwinch. 80,000' winch
run should be enough *to get it close to 40k :-)

Pete

Lets see....that's 1280 lbs of 1/4 in. Spectra. With cable droop, no
tall obstacle for on15.0 miles. (Bonneville Salt flats or borrow
fifteen miles of interstate?) And engineers, how many h.p. winch to
pull 245 tons? (Electric/Diesel locomotive engine?)

Still sounds more appealing than 747 wake turbulence.



Karen