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It also takes extra fuel to land an airplane. Does it make sense to just throw the whole plane away after one use to save the extra landing fuel?
by Dig1t 3y ago
It also takes extra fuel to land an airplane. Does it make sense to just throw the whole plane away after one use to save the extra landing fuel?
- LtWorf 3y agoThis comparison would make sense if planes were leaving orbit.
- Dig1t 3y agoI would love to hear an explanation as to why that makes a difference?
- LtWorf 3y agoPlanes work by heating up air and then going fast enough to fly? While rockets have to eject stuff and move the centre of mass outside of themselves. Also they need to leave the gravity well while planes don't do that? It's completely different.