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Kiwi-invented ‘rocket-plane’ - Dawn Aerospace | Stuff.co.nz (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Which plane? I don't remember them making rocket planes to fly to space.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

@Fizz No but they made a rocket plane. Fighter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Heh, it was barely a plane though - basically wings on a rocket, very little fly time & wasn't landing it so problematic that more often than not it crashed or the pilot bailed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@TagMeInSkipIGotThis Sure, but 80 years ago… How much did it take from Orwille brothers to Sputnik? 40-50 years?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Things plateau as the "cost to result" ratio becomes more and more unfavorable.

I don't see what you're trying to say.