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 Jan 22 2004, 06:28 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 20-December 02 Member No.: 3,759  |
Much is the Sub-Orbital cost from Seattle to Anchorage
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Jan 22 2004, 06:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 611 Joined: 21-October 03 From: Yorkshire Toxic Zone Member No.: 5,752 |
where's anchorage, and I'll look it up for you. If its in the SSG anyway. WHich you should get, by the way, cos its brill.
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Jan 22 2004, 06:40 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 20-December 02 Member No.: 3,759 |
Anchorage Alaska Athabasken Councial
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Jan 22 2004, 06:42 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
I don't have my SSG with me, but that may be too short a hop for a sub-orbital. Sub-orbs are supposed to hop continents. |
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Jan 22 2004, 06:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 20-December 02 Member No.: 3,759 |
If its too short for the sub-orbital, what would be the fastest way there?
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Jan 22 2004, 06:47 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
You could probably do it with a semi-ballistic or jet air of some type (learjet or airline). |
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Jan 22 2004, 06:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 611 Joined: 21-October 03 From: Yorkshire Toxic Zone Member No.: 5,752 |
and I can't find it in the SSG. *shame* Sorry. I gotta get ready for a game anyway. Someone else wanna help him out?
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Jan 22 2004, 06:57 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 20-December 02 Member No.: 3,759 |
I think I'll just double the real-life airline cost from one of those internet ticket places. Thanks folks.
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Jan 22 2004, 06:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
.5¥ per km for a smeiballistic travel. .1¥ per km for air travel via HCST. Both would be realitively fast. Semi-ballistic would get you there in 20 minutes or less. HCST would probably be in between 20 and 30 for that distance. Hope that helps. Pg. 124 of the SSG by the way. |
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Jan 22 2004, 07:03 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 20-December 02 Member No.: 3,759 |
Thanks Reaver that helps alot.
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Jan 22 2004, 07:06 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Suborbital would probably take longer and cover a larger amount of area because for a hop that short the angle would be insanely steep.
~J |
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Jan 22 2004, 07:07 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
You're welcome Yasha. Yea Kagetenshi. I'm thinking that short a distance would be best for an HCST. |
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Jan 22 2004, 08:54 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
I'm not so sure. The Seattle-Anchorage distance is ~2400 miles/3800km. Shipping to Alaska That's a 2-hour trip on a mach 2 HSCT (ignoring takeoff, landing, and processing at both ends), and on par with the range of intermediate range ballistic missiles. For that range, I think you'd expect a low-fuel, low velocity, low angle arc just above the atmosphere, not a very steep one. So, semi-ballistic or suborbital might be the way to go. Then again, 2 hours ain't bad. You'll probably spend more time in the airports, boarding, and taxiing than in the air. |
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Jan 22 2004, 09:07 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Fair enough. I have to confess that I don't have a very good mental picture of the distance involved.
~J |
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Jan 23 2004, 12:23 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
I was also going to say, "Yeah, they're close, both somewhere way the heck northwest of me" but then I thought, "Wait, do 'close' and 'Alaska' belong in the same sentence?" So I used my Google Fu Do, and it was mighty indeed. ;) |
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Jan 23 2004, 12:29 AM
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Senior GM Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,406 Joined: 12-April 03 From: Redmond, WA Member No.: 4,442 |
That distance (2400 mi) is for ground shipping, including going through Whitehorse, YT. Expedia says Seattle to Anchorage is a 1445 mi (2326 km) flight on Alaska Airlines. A Boeing 737 does it in 3 hr 10 min. [ Spoiler ]
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Jan 23 2004, 01:06 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
Yeah, I was afraid of that, but I was too lazy to exercise further Google mastery to find other numbers. ;) |
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Jan 23 2004, 12:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
Still, it's within the realm of a semi-ballistic and not too long a trip for an HSCT. The semi-orb would be a waste though. Why spend that kind of resources for such a short jaunt? |
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Jan 23 2004, 12:53 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 8-September 03 From: Tempe, AZ Member No.: 5,596 |
Well Reav, because he can.
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