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"... it's sort of pointless to fly there if you have to leave immediately or run out of fuel ..." What about mid-air refuels with a KC135 or a drone tanker? cf
by bootload 14y ago
"... it's sort of pointless to fly there if you have to leave immediately or run out of fuel ..."
What about mid-air refuels with a KC135 or a drone tanker? cf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4YDFmf049E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4YDFmf049E
- ars 14y agoCool in theory, but wouldn't it be simpler to just launch from someplace closer?
- benologist 14y agoEspecially at $200m/plane, seems like unnecessary complexity.