Fizz@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 2 months agoKiwi-invented ‘rocket-plane’ - Dawn Aerospace | Stuff.co.nzwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkKiwi-invented ‘rocket-plane’ - Dawn Aerospace | Stuff.co.nzwww.youtube.comFizz@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTagMeInSkipIGotThis@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHeh, it was barely a plane though - basically wings on a rocket, very little fly time & wasn’t landing it so problematic that more often than not it crashed or the pilot bailed?
minus-squareSasha@mastodon.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago@TagMeInSkipIGotThis Sure, but 80 years ago… How much did it take from Orwille brothers to Sputnik? 40-50 years?
minus-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThings plateau as the “cost to result” ratio becomes more and more unfavorable. I don’t see what you’re trying to say.
Heh, it was barely a plane though - basically wings on a rocket, very little fly time & wasn’t landing it so problematic that more often than not it crashed or the pilot bailed?
@TagMeInSkipIGotThis Sure, but 80 years ago… How much did it take from Orwille brothers to Sputnik? 40-50 years?
Things plateau as the “cost to result” ratio becomes more and more unfavorable.
I don’t see what you’re trying to say.