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Re: Non-violent Space Contest Entry: Q-35 Aerospace Jump-Jet
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Tue, 29 May 2001 18:59:27 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> The vestibule can act as an airlock in an emergency since the hatch to the
> stairs, the outside doors, and the doors to the passenger cabin are all
> pressure sealed. The entire passenger cabin can eject from the plane in the
> case of an emergency. It is equiped with a tiny control cabin to operate the
> thrusters for minor manuevers. The passenger cabin also has a lavatory and
> small galley:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bl/Photos/SpacePlane/p12-passengers.jpg
Well, this looked fantastic right up until I saw the lavatory. It's just
too roomy. A real plane would have 2 or 3 bathrooms crammed into that space!
<grin>
Seriously though - fantastic work, and excellent use of detail. The
lavatory does actually look as small as airline bathrooms feel, I just had
to have something to pick at. The airlock area in particular looks very
"real" to me, like something that actually exists somewhere.
James
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| I don't think this could get more last minute... The Q-35 seats 35 passengers: 27 in the a roomy coach cabin, 6 in first class, and 2 in a VIP stateroom. A friendly crew of six, including pilot, copilot, navigator, and three flight attendants bring (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space) !!
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