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   Gordon D. Pusch to Earl Colby Pottinger   
   Re: HTHL vs VTVL - Wheeled sled for land   
   16 Jan 04 09:35:58   
   
   From: g_d_pusch_remove_underscores@xnet.com   
      
   Earl Colby Pottinger  writes:   
      
   > How big and fast can skids go?   
      
   Much faster than wheels --- all high-speed rocket sleds use skids, not wheels.   
      
   The problem with skids is, skids are not nearly as re-usable as wheels are...   
      
      
   > Is water cooling possible with them?   
      
   Lots of things are _possible_. The =REAL= question is, is this _PRACTICAL_   
   given engineering and mass constraints ???   
      
      
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