[AR] Re: one less air-launch option
- From: Uwe Klein <uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 09:04:02 +0100
Am 01.03.22 um 02:48 schrieb Rand Simberg:
It would make more sense to build a new version with modern engines
(four GEs would have more thrust and more fuel efficient, than the six
it had), maybe based on a guppied A380.
funny.
the 225 airframe is designed for those 6 engines providing load alleviation.
the installed turbofans actually seem to not be fuel hogs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_D-18T#Specifications_(D-18T)
( better than what is hung on a C17 apparently.)
Uwe
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