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Re:385 Feet of Crazy: The Most Audacious Flying Machine by alonmower on Thursday August 23, 2018 @02:19PM (#17829481)
Drag at low altitudes is much worse, so perhaps just bringing it to a higher altitude is that much more efficient?
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Re:385 Feet of Crazy: The Most Audacious Flying Machine by sitkack on Friday August 24, 2018 @11:20AM (#17835457)
Build a 3 mile tall launch platform that is also an EM rail. Or better yet, BORE a tunnel through a really tall mountain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_de_Orizaba

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