[AR] Re: 500,000 tons

  • From: Ian Woollard <ian.woollard@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 21:46:00 +0100

It's very much quieter than a rocket of similar payload; but they're not
going to be launching to orbit from a conventional airport, that's for sure.

Not sure if the runway at Cape Canaveral is long enough, and it would need
reinforcement, but there certainly wouldn't be a noise problem with doing
that.


On 7 April 2014 20:08, John Dom <johndom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Keith Henson wrote on 070414:
>
> > One runway can launch at least 150 Skylon flights a day.
> > Can you launch even once a day from a pad?  That seems optimistic to me,
> what do you think?
>
> Many years ago I heard Alan stating at a conference Skylon launches would
> require a runway on an offshore island because of them being so noisy.
>
> jd
>
>
>
>


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