 Luxury Aircraft: This may get the aliens to start paying closer
attention to us Earthlings. The Rocket Racing League
(RRL), in pursuit of pushing aerodynamic technology to
its limit, has officially broken ground on its first phase hangars.
Rocket races will operate similarly to auto races
except for the "virtual" sky track. Courses are
expected to be approximately two miles long, one mile
wide, and about one mile high, running perpendicularly
to spectators. The X-Racers (rocket planes) will take
off from a runway either staggered or side-by-side,
depending upon the specifics of the event. The "air"
track will be based upon Grand Prix-competition
standards and have long straight-aways, vertical
ascents and deep banks. Pilots will follow their own
virtual tunnel (track) and be safely separated to
avoid collisions.
Founded by X Prize founder Dr. Peter H. Diamandis and
two-time Indy 500 team winner Granger Whitelaw, the
duo plan to run competitions across the U.S. and
internationally. Interplanetary
competitors and Earthlings are encouraged to sign up
at www.rocketracingleague.com/index.html.
For LxM James Rothaar
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Richard Kudrna commented on August 2, 2008
At first seems utterly impractical - then, with thought, quite feasable. The trick seems to be to get engine life and operating costs in control, and design in engine "fail safe" such as throat stretch instead of uncontained failure, and this is a "winner" entertainment concept. I wish I could be a part of it!
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