Forest Green
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That carriage rolling at a hundred miles an hour after separation must create a whole new type of Trolly Problem…
Interesting that they now admit the original trailer couldn´t take up the full-up takeoff load.
But where did I hear that before?
a primary benefit of both RATO & KTLS launch is that the a/c payload and fuel load can be maximized" ~ Kratos
From teh link above:
I reckon the semantic used make it very debatable. See how The War Zone is leaning on this in the link above:The point of that statement is that both RATO and KTLS allow them to dispense with the weight of built-in landing gear.
So, the use of a conventional runway means the XQ-58 can get aloft with a higher gross weight, which can equate to more weapons, sensors, and fuel. Kratos has told The War Zone that the increase “is in the 10s of % for both fuel and payload capacity” and “enables quite an advantage for amount of payload and range / endurance of the system.” The use of the aircraft is also not limited to rocket boosters on-hand at any given location.
I reckon the semantic used make it very debatable. See how The War Zone is leaning on this in the link above:
That's a little surprising, but makes sense on second look.