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mrheosuper • today at 4:24 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Can the plane just carry....the starter ?, it's another 200-300kg of payload, may affect the max range, etc, but much more convenient.


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joha4270 • today at 7:24 AM

Most jet planes do carry a starter with them (in the tail usually) so the fact the SR-71 doesn't suggests the tradeoffs wasn't worth it