30 Jul
2008
30 Jul
'08
9:06 a.m.
Remember too that the center section of that wing is the "hard point", that is, it's the attachment zone for the actual "spacecraft" (and I use that term very loosely. As far as I'm concerned, if it can't achieve at least orbital velocity, it's not a true spacecraft). It's probably the most rugged portion of the whole design. On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Hi Joe,
Chuck already answered your question from the technical standpoint.
So I'll just add that as a pilot of some 40 years who has grown up with ever increasingly unconventional Rutan aircraft, I've pretty well come to the conclusion that if Burt Rutan says it will fly, it will. :)