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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 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.space)

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

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