Re: RE: [FT] Orbit and FT

>From: KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de (K.H.Ranitzsch)

>Over the pole, the Thrust will have to exactly counterbalance the pull
of
>gravity on the spaceship.

I thought so.

I'm not sure of this scales closer to teh equator,

Intuitively I'd think it does, but that's just a hunch.

>but the Sine of the latitude * the gravity would be my first guess.

Sounds plausible to this math challenged boy.

>It's perfectly feasible with present-day thrust technology.

Feasible, but not very practical.

>(at least until the fuel runs out,

THIS is the tech I was referring to - we could do it now, but not for
very 
long.  Future PSB regarding fuel efficiency was what I was referencing.

2B^2

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