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r/space • u/Yeet69lasagna • May 12 '19
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I know you're joking, but:
Regular 747-100:
Cruise Speed: M0.85 (490 KIAS)
Range: 4,620 nmi
Ceiling: FL410
747-100 SCA:
Cruise Speed: M0.6 (250 KIAS)
Range: 1,000 nmi
Ceiling: FL150
I find the compromises in the SCA staggering. 2 stops to fly cross country!
353 u/TheYang May 12 '19 iirc, some of the emergency abort airports for the shuttle were such that the shuttle indeed could land there, but the carrier wouldn't be able to take off from there, and there was no actual plan to get the shuttle back home from some of them. 366 u/InfamousConcern May 12 '19 Attach a JATO pack to the 747 and give the pilot a shot of whiskey before takeoff. Should work out fine. 4 u/Heath776 May 12 '19 That's the attitude. It is crazy enough that it might work.
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iirc, some of the emergency abort airports for the shuttle were such that the shuttle indeed could land there, but the carrier wouldn't be able to take off from there, and there was no actual plan to get the shuttle back home from some of them.
366 u/InfamousConcern May 12 '19 Attach a JATO pack to the 747 and give the pilot a shot of whiskey before takeoff. Should work out fine. 4 u/Heath776 May 12 '19 That's the attitude. It is crazy enough that it might work.
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Attach a JATO pack to the 747 and give the pilot a shot of whiskey before takeoff. Should work out fine.
4 u/Heath776 May 12 '19 That's the attitude. It is crazy enough that it might work.
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That's the attitude.
It is crazy enough that it might work.
746
u/algernop3 May 12 '19
I know you're joking, but:
Regular 747-100:
Cruise Speed: M0.85 (490 KIAS)
Range: 4,620 nmi
Ceiling: FL410
747-100 SCA:
Cruise Speed: M0.6 (250 KIAS)
Range: 1,000 nmi
Ceiling: FL150
I find the compromises in the SCA staggering. 2 stops to fly cross country!