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The name falcon heavy is a direct riff on the name delta 4 heavy. ULA just slaps 3 delta 4 first stages side by side and that's the heavy variant. Falcon heavy
by Fatnino 4y ago
The name falcon heavy is a direct riff on the name delta 4 heavy. ULA just slaps 3 delta 4 first stages side by side and that's the heavy variant. Falcon heavy is the same thing but with falcon 9.
I don't think it has anything to do with heavy duty.
- lamontcg 4y agoLaunch vehicles are categorized into small-lift (<2t LEO) medium-lift (>=2t LEO), heavy-lift (>=20t LEO) and superheavy-lift (>=50t LEO). Falcon Heavy is capable of 57t (recoverable) to 64t (expendable) which makes it actually superheavy-lift. (Although the Falcon Heavy has never actually demonstrated this ability)