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Re:Emirates’ Tim Clark says Boeing ‘not getting it’ on 737 M... by bostonsre on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @04:56PM (#26416822)
Would the starship do the belly flop maneuver for passenger flights? That part would scare me the most.. playing chicken with the ground and hoping the engines fire up well and you don't just pancake and explode.
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Re:Emirates’ Tim Clark says Boeing ‘not getting it’ on 737 M... by Cerium on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:04PM (#26416941)
I don't think the design has any other choice. I have heard that since it is large and it is a 90 degree turn it could be worked out so you go from falling back first to sitting upon landing. I think that an escape system would be fitted to the passenger capsule as in Falcon 9 [1]

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrkdHshb3E

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