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Started by nsmca
Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:06
Reason for SSTO/DCX and Market
Author: nsmca
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:06
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:06
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Uses for a SSTO/DC-X seem to be for long distance flying and for low orbit launching of satelites and other packets.. If I remember correctly hat SSTo/DC-X is.. Later is like how a F15 sent a missle into orbit for the SDI tests.. Long Distance flights seem perfect, namely the London or Paris to Tokyo/Hong Kong Route.. Or maybe Australia to US or Australia to Europe.. Any place where people fly fro that takes more than 12 hours to fly normally or where they need to get somepalce fast,., I wonder if the courior services would be interested.. Also the Large Corps who ned to get people places fast.. Yes market is needed and a way to convince the builders that there is a market.. Is there or will there be a special on SSTO or DC-X in the near future even on PBS?? Michael Adams Alias: Morgoth/Ghost Wheel nsmca@acad2.alaska.edu
Re: Reason for SSTO/DCX and Market
Author: Allen W. Sherzer
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:56
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:56
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In article <1993Jan27.190643.1@acad3.alaska.edu> nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes: >Long Distance flights seem perfect, namely the London or Paris to Tokyo/Hong >Kong Route.. Or maybe Australia to US or Australia to Europe.. The ticket will cost (round trip) $100,000 to $200,000 (assuming you pack them in like sardiens for a very uncomfortable trip). That's roughly a years pay for a typical corporate senior executive. This is not a very big market. Allen -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Allen W. Sherzer | "A great man is one who does nothing but leaves | | aws@iti.org | nothing undone" | +----------------------138 DAYS TO FIRST FLIGHT OF DCX----------------------+
Re: Reason for SSTO/DCX and Market
Author: Allen W. Sherzer
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 21:15
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 21:15
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In article <ewright.728250408@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes: >>The ticket will cost (round trip) $100,000 to $200,000 (assuming you pack >>them in like sardiens for a very uncomfortable trip). >On what do you base that estimate? 50 people flying round trip (and in a 15X15X30 space it won't be comfortable) at a cost of $5M to $10M per flight. >What I heard from Boeing was "an order of magnitude more than >existing jet aircraft," which puts it an order of magnitude >below your figures. Other estimates support this. round trip to Australia is about $3,000 so Boeing is estimating $30,000 or so which is well below an order of magnitude less than my estimate. As to the difference, there are too many factors which could expalin it. Indeed, it may be possible to cut the cost to $30K in volume but you won't be able to offer those prices initially. As it is I don't think the market for $30,000 airline tickets is that great. >As for being packed in like sardines, have you ever flown a >cattle ca... er, jet airliner? You need to compare it to first class. >I'd rather spend 45 minutes, >stuffed into a rocket, than 12 hours stuffed into an airplane. All things being equal, so would I. However, I wouldn't pay $27,000 more for it. Would you? Allen -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Allen W. Sherzer | "A great man is one who does nothing but leaves | | aws@iti.org | nothing undone" | +----------------------138 DAYS TO FIRST FLIGHT OF DCX----------------------+
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