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Hi, > Reminds me of a proposal several years ago for a high altitude > 'superorbital' hypersonic transport. It went faster than orbital > velocity, and generated lift downward to keep it from going into orbit > :-) > "Interesting concept..." - ALF are there any details on the net? Actually the real question should have been as follows: Since the load factor may be defined as ratio of lift force to the weight of the vehicle, was the g-load negative(-1)? or the passengers were sitting "upside down"? or.... ciao, Gordan
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