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Re: LRS
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lugnet.space
Date: 
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 02:39:17 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Kirby Warden writes:
> In lugnet.space, Mark Neumann writes:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Thank You Tony!
> > 
> > I'll keep building as long as there are whooshes and zooms and schwaaaaaaas
> > left in me.
> > 
> > Mark
> 
> "schwaaaaaaas"?

Yeah, my rendition of ion engines, like the Tie fighters in Star Wars.



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  Re: LRS
 
(...) Actually, if your LRS was an atmospheric craft, and it schwaaaaaaad, it wouldn't go anywere. To be realistic, an ion engine produces as much thrust in weight as a piece of paper, while a rocket uses thrust equal to the weight of a couple (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.space)

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  Re: LRS
 
In lugnet.space, Mark Neumann writes: <snip> (...) "schwaaaaaaas"? (25 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.space)

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