[DoctorNiCYDEn]

So whats that then in total, four planes and a mechanic?

nah one plane (magnetic squadron sticker) one mechanic

[timmybrown]

if you are launching cargo into space orbit. the white knight is a suborbital plane-rocket, it is only going high enough to let you have a feeling of space so you don't really have to worry about entering a bad orbit since you wouldn't be able to reach it anyway.
[rofl]

The White Knight only carries the space ship up to lauch altitude. Just because the space ship don't reach orbit altitude doesn't mean they're not in space.

[Desflahd]

The White Knight only carries the space ship up to lauch altitude. Just because the space ship don't reach orbit altitude doesn't mean they're not in space.

i think i specifically said it because they don't have to go into space orbit not space. [xmaswink]

[Kubasarika]

617,12,14 and 18 sqn.

still a lot up there

apologise - i meant leeming

[Kubasarika]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...spaceship.html

For the first time Sir Richard revealed that the company is in talks with local authorities, the British government and the Civil Aviation Authority to launch spaceflights from the UK.

Lossiemouth is one of a number of locations – including two in Sweden – where the spaceship will launch its two-hour flights from as early as 2010.

Although not revealing the exact location, a Virgin spokesman later said that it was on British government owned land outside of the town.
since lossie is nerly empty nowadys it would bring new work - lets hope the labour government arn`t as crap as they usually are in this matter.

[farmarrl]

Isnt it easier to place all these space ports somewhere near the equator?

[Desflahd]

Isnt it easier to place all these space ports somewhere near the equator? if you are launching cargo into space orbit. the white knight is a suborbital plane-rocket, it is only going high enough to let you have a feeling of space so you don't really have to worry about entering a bad orbit since you wouldn't be able to reach it anyway.
[rofl]

[DoctorNiCYDEn]

hmmm so the MOD are gonna close Lossiemouth then.

lossy is just out side of town.

it had a review two years ago and funnily enough its next review is 2012

[Kubasarika]

Theres not much left at lossie anyway really now - gone are all the quadrons from its heyday

[DoctorNiCYDEn]

Theres not much left at lossie anyway really now - gone are all the quadrons from its heyday

617,12,14 and 18 sqn.

still a lot up there

[lmHVYs8e]

617,12,14 and 18 sqn.

still a lot up there

So whats that then in total, four planes and a mechanic?