If a Spaceplane was equipped with 3-ea Light Energy Systems, that could
produce a combined TPF equal to that of the EVW, the Spaceplane could
accelerate down the runway at a fairly good rate. > It would obviously be
advantageous if the TPF was at least double the EVW, because then you'd be
enable with
VTO capability, otherwise weighty landing-gear of some type will be
required, and of course you'd no longer be able to attain orbit at any speed,
you
desired.
Also, considering a Spaceplane
the rough equivalent size of a larger private jet, or a smaller commerical
jet (707?) would most likely cost around a Billion Dollars or so, you would
of course want to avoid making any crash landings. > Not to mention if the
HENR was compromised and/or went supernova, which of course, would most likely
eliminate any problems you had previously.
So, the idea would be to take the time to build this rather
sophisticated spaceplane as good as humanly possible, which of course, would
likely
only be satisfactory by "you know who's" standards. > Now, we wouldn't want
to offend our highly advanced caretakers above by sending more garbage into
space, so as to make them stir-up a few earthquakes or violent storms, or
whathaveyou, and/or enrage them enough that they go out in the solar system
and alter the path of a fairly large comet or asteroid, so as to collide with
our already half destroyed planet,,, would we? (I shouldn't have to ask)
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