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Rather than beamed power, how about some sort of ground vehicle that launches the aircraft (or pushes it up to a given speed and then releases)?
by tempestn 10y ago
Rather than beamed power, how about some sort of ground vehicle that launches the aircraft (or pushes it up to a given speed and then releases)?
- stcredzero 10y agoThe ground footprint for VTOL vehicles using beamed power is a lot smaller. Even a vertical accelerator built up the side of a skyscraper would have a larger footprint and higher costs.