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[Dutchling]

Current record: 62 meters

[noah22223]

There all so happy!

[Deadmeat1471]

'Plane launch'?

It works in real life.

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I've never heard of a rocket being launched from a plane into orbit, These little theoretical commercial planes, yes, but a real one? I don't see it.

Well, you just don't follow the news, do you? That's not a theoretical plane, it has flown and launched a rocket into space, winning the X prize. The plane took the rocket to ~15km and the manned rocket flew up to ~102km of altitude.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNkUNP75-Q

If you also don't remember, the X15 did pretty much the same a few decades ago. But this was the first commercial one.

Fakeedit: Second flight - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERhpVHnAbrE

Actually I do, launching various objects from planes has been widely used since the very beginning of the space programs. I said rocket not plane.
I can see a plane being launched for LEO, but a rocket from a plane, I don't think so.
Which was the point. If the OP was saying having LEO 'planes' implemented, I'm all for it.

I don't know about you, but it certainly seems to me that that's exactly what's happening in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNkUNP75-Q

That is a plane.

[breadbocks]

No, it isn't. You see that trail of fire? Airplanes don't run on rockets.

[Sordid]

No, it isn't. You see that trail of fire? Airplanes don't run on rockets.

Says who? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rocket_planes

[Shadowlord]

No, it isn't. You see that trail of fire? Airplanes don't run on rockets.

[Dutchling]

Me having fun in multiplayer   

[noah22223]

Multiplayer?
WANT.

[breadbocks]

No, it isn't. You see that trail of fire? Airplanes don't run on rockets.

In fact, planes fly with props, or jets. Not rockets. That link Sordid posted was the first I've seen of any non spaceplanes using rockets.

[Vattic]

But rockets are a type of jet engine.

/pedant

[Dutchling]

WIKIPEDIA! I CHOOSE YOU!

A rocket engine, or simply "rocket," is a jet engine[1] that uses only propellant mass for forming its high speed propulsive jet.

I always confuse rockets and missiles. In Dutch, both use the same word.
and indeed, MP would be awesome in this game. Especially with (very unstable) attachable weapons.

[kilakan]

holy crap, you could race to the sun.  That would finnally give a use to my ship that can launch 20 solid fuel boosters off in a bunch of different directions at once without blowing up.  Missle Barrage anyone?

[breadbocks]

No, because the sun doesn't exist.

[Dutchling]

So? Nobody said you need to go to sun to win the race. You could just blow up the other dudes' ships . 

[Sean Mirrsen]

I just realized, the windows on the crew pod make it look like a face. A mustached face. Turn-A Gundam, anyone?



Now we just need a giant flail.