X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 11 [X] Return-Path: Received: from sj-iport-5.cisco.com ([171.68.10.87] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1638441 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:56:44 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=171.68.10.87; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from sj-dkim-6.cisco.com ([171.68.10.81]) by sj-iport-5.cisco.com with ESMTP; 04 Dec 2006 06:56:03 -0800 Received: from sj-core-3.cisco.com (sj-core-3.cisco.com [171.68.223.137]) by sj-dkim-6.cisco.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kB4Eu1fZ024696 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 2006 06:56:01 -0800 Received: from xbh-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com (xbh-rtp-201.cisco.com [64.102.31.12]) by sj-core-3.cisco.com (8.12.10/8.12.6) with ESMTP id kB4EtgdU002570 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 2006 06:56:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com ([64.102.31.21]) by xbh-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:55:47 -0500 Received: from [64.102.38.227] ([64.102.38.227]) by xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:55:46 -0500 Message-ID: <457436F2.9030509@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:55:46 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.4.1 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: metric system - References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Dec 2006 14:55:46.0738 (UTC) FILETIME=[47AC6120:01C717B4] Authentication-Results: sj-dkim-6; header.From=echristley@nc.rr.com; dkim=neutral Thomas y Reina Jakits wrote: > Maybe some one is deep enough involved to guess/suggest: > > On a system like the Space Shuttle, where every ounce costs a lot of > fuel/money/loss-of -payload: > Would it not have been more efficient/economic if Thiocol would have > built one end assembly plant each right at the launch complexes to > make the SRBs the optimum size ( not compromised by railroads and > horses backsides?) > > TJ > Yes. But then some Congressman couldn't have gone home and told everyone how he "brought home the bacon...err...I mean, JOBS." Where ARE your priorities, Tom?! Sheesh. Let's keep some focus here, guys. -- ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley | ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta Builder | o| d |o http://ernest.isa-geek.org |