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"Guy Byars" wrote: You'll notice that all current and previous rockets that go into orbit have multiple stages which are destroyed in the process of being used. The Pegasus launch vehicle uses an L-1011 as a first stage which is certainly not destroyed each launch. But the Pegasus itself is! -- Bruce |
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"Shawn Curry" wrote in message news:9i0ac.127472$Cb.1458149@attbi_s51... Bruce Hoult wrote: In article , "303pilot" brentUNDERSCOREsullivanATbmcDOTcom wrote: The video show a US fighter jet of some type being towed behind a big honking tanker-looking airplane. F5 & C5, I think. F106 & C141 The plan was to have 24/7 'all-weather, on-demand' replacement capability for the Iridium (and I suppose most other low orbit) constellation satellites. The F106 was dynamically stable in low tow, allowing hands off towing. High tow it had to be flown. 23,000lb weak link IIRC. Engine in the F106 was running at idle for safety's sake. |
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