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rory096
on Oct 8, 2012
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US Air Force’s 1950s supersonic flying saucer decl...
Stratolaunch (funded by Paul Allen & Burt Rutan) is partnering with SpaceX to build an air-launched Falcon 9:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratolaunch_Systems
Why would a saucer or other shape make more sense than proven fixed-wing aircraft designs?
btyrad
on Oct 8, 2012
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Thanks for the link Rory, I had to go searching a little deeper to actually find an image of the Falcon 9 Air. Pretty cool:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/12/pictures-and-information-fr...
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Why would a saucer or other shape make more sense than proven fixed-wing aircraft designs?