From: S.J. Van Sickle (sjvan@csd.uwm.edu)
Date: Tue Jul 25 2000 - 15:18:58 MDT
On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Michael S. Lorrey wrote:
> Actually, the fastest *powered* passenger aircraft in the sky. The space
> shuttle, gliding, flies much faster in the atmosphere on re-entry. Because it
> has wings, it is technically an "aircraft", even though it is unpowered, and it
> can carry at least half a dozen passengers... ;). Now if you say 'commercial
> passenger aircraft', you would be right.
Well, if we are going to pick nits...
Technically, so as to make the FAA happy, the Space Shuttle has only crew,
no passengers. That's why "Barfin" Jake Garn and John Glenn were called
"Payload Specialists".
steve
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