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Being a fan of railways, I tend to compare to electric locomotives. The heaviest Vectrons are about 90 tons, and they would fit into the payload bay: https://e
by inglor_cz 1y ago
Being a fan of railways, I tend to compare to electric locomotives. The heaviest Vectrons are about 90 tons, and they would fit into the payload bay:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectron_(locomotive) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectron_(locomotive)
Now that would be high-speed rail.
- xattt 1y agoWhy not a whale to make the Douglas Adams trope a reality?
- inglor_cz 1y agoI've never taken a whale somewhere so far.
- qingcharles 1y agoNot again...
- m4rtink 1y agoI think a steam locomotive would be even cooler - first steps to Galaxy Express. ;-) For example 2 of the legendary JGR Class 8620 (nicknamed hachiroku) Japanese steam locomotives could be comfortably launched to orbit in 90 tons. :)