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by Nogwater
4700 days ago
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That would be one hell of a glide ratio. A little research on Wikipedia tells me that modern sailplanes get a glide ratio of something like 50:1. It's roughly 350 miles from LA to SF, so you're looking at launching from about 37,000 ft. This sounds doable, but I don't know if it really works like that. Can they keep the same glide ratio at that altitude? What about weather conditions? What about Elon's claim of 30 minutes for the trip? |
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