Re: Why Mars?

From: Scott Lowther (scottlowther_at_ix.netcomSPAMBLOK.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 07:22:39 GMT

Miguel Cruz wrote:

> Scott Lowther <scottlowther@ix.netcomSPAMBLOK.com> wrote:
>
>>Miguel Cruz wrote:
>>
>>>Scott Lowther <scottlowther@ix.netcomSPAMBLOK.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>That is not a fundamental improvement. Remember to tack on at least
>>>>three hours on each end for futzing around at the airport... the ratios
>>>>are no longer so good.
>>>>
>>>You're doing way too much futzing.
>>>
>>>One hour of futzing at the departure end, 30 minutes at the arrival end.
>>>Less for domestic flights or if you don't check luggage.
>>>
>>Uh-huh. When was the last tiem you flew long distance, especially
>>international?
>>
>
> Flew from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam to DC to San Francisco last week.
> Earlier in the year, I've made four trips to Thailand, two to Singapore, two
> to Turkey, and one each to Indonesia, Mexico, China, Sri Lanka, Germany,
> Japan, Nepal, Cambodia, and Iraq. Not to mention countless transcontinental
> flights within the US and a few hops around the northeast. You?

Me? I'm smart enough to not fly international. Ain't no future in it.
However, flying within the US is bother enough.

>>*These* will be the first routes tackled by hypersonic
>>aircraft, not puddle jumps from Des Moines to Sioux City.
>>
>
> Yup, and those are the ones I am looking forward to saving time on.

The last effort to achieve such an aircraft was the Boeing Sonic
Cruiser. Much ballyhooed, and quietly swept under the rug and replaced
with the "DreamLiner," which doesn't fly any faster than current jets,
but should be cheaper. Boeing did the market studay and, after having
sunk many millions into the Sonic Cruiser, cut their losses and went
with the slower plane.

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