I just had a twisted thought after I Stumbled across a page of photos of planes passing over the beach on St. Maarten... A really twisted thought...
It's kind of a short runway to use as a space port; it'd be almost (?!?!) impossible to land the shuttle there, but it'd be kind of fun... even if a person had to perform hover-engine assisted take-offs and landings. (Actually, I think a DG might be able to handle the strip without hovers.)
The really twisted part... If you think the
wreak havoc on the folks on the beach... just imagine what the rocket exhaust would do.
(Yes, this is a 90% serious add-on request... well, maybe 85% serious.)
Edit: Oh... the forum software embedded that YouTube link... oh, well, I guess it's still readable.
It's kind of a short runway to use as a space port; it'd be almost (?!?!) impossible to land the shuttle there, but it'd be kind of fun... even if a person had to perform hover-engine assisted take-offs and landings. (Actually, I think a DG might be able to handle the strip without hovers.)
The really twisted part... If you think the
(Yes, this is a 90% serious add-on request... well, maybe 85% serious.)
Edit: Oh... the forum software embedded that YouTube link... oh, well, I guess it's still readable.