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Old 05-26-2015, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cosmicfish View Post
So perhaps 35 Blackhawks? And how do you figure jets? With fusion power, a propeller airplane or helicopter can stay aloft as long as you can keep someone conscious at the controls, jets require massive amounts of perishable, volatile fuel that the Project could not realistically anticipate replenishing. And why does the Project even need jets?
Most modern civilian "jets" use turbofan engines which could be converted fusion as the propulsion comes mostly from the fans and not from heated exhaust. If you are ok with a 600 mph top speed fusion turbo fans should be fine.
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