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   Paul F. Dietz to bob   
   Re: Heat exchanger laser launch   
   20 May 05 18:46:44   
   
   From: dietz@dls.net   
      
   bob wrote:   
      
   > No. Airbreathing just does not make sense. Once you run the   
   > numbers, it just not worth the weight. The T/W ratio is two low,   
   > your not in any air long enough etc. Stage and 1/2 designs make more   
   > sense. But this has created *very* long threads here and we are   
   > already OT. So no more about that here.   
      
   I meant specifically for a laser launcher, where you may be limited   
   by the power of the laser.   
      
   	Paul   
      
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