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To: george eberting who wrote (7323)	3/11/1999 1:15:00 PM
From: cliff weller	Respond to of 9096

An L-1011 at flight level 4500!! On my way to the news stand. As a former driver of the low flying (but slow) Lockheed Electra, I gotta see this. Happy trades

To: george eberting who wrote (7323)	3/11/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: Steve	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9096

Howard was involved with Kelly Aerospace at one time if I recall correctly. Here is and old post of a news release by PIC. "To: Kenneth Munson (19 ) From: VINCENT MALGAPO Monday, Mar 10 1997 12:34PM ET Reply # of 7324 Here is the news release dated February 12, 1997. -- Mojave, California, PLATFORMS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (PLFM) announced today that they have a cotract with Kelly Aerospace & Technology, Inc. for Kelly's Eclipse Space Launch System. Kelly signed an $89 million contract with Motorola SATCOM for 10 launches of the Eclipse Space Plane (20 Iridium Satellites). Platforms will provide Kelly Space & Technology software developed models of simulation analysis on flight profiles for the planned flight demonstration of the QF-106 and an Air Force C-141 heavy lift cargo aircraft in a proof of concept demonstration for launching the Space Plane. This program will launch a satellite into space from a towed space plane and then return to earth to be refitted for another launch. Platforms is currently involved in negotiations with Kelly to provide flight systems for their space launch program in the future. Platforms will have revenues earned within the third quarter of operations. An impressive accomplishment for an early stage company. PLATFORMS INTERNATIONAL CORP is developing a new, low cost, generic, integration tool to help you understand how your device will behave in an operational system. PLFM's System Software Development Facility (SSDF) can be configured in software to replicate an aircraft, space craft, submersible or surface vehicle or system. Platform's SSDF can then be stimulated to simulate the operational environment so that customer software and hardware may be developed, integrated and tested in an operational environment. Currently an optionally manned or unmanned aircraft is available at Platforms to verigy results in flight. Platform's development tools are available as an integration service or as hardware and software products for use in yourlaboratory."

To: george eberting who wrote (7323)	3/12/1999 7:14:00 PM
From: ewaggin	Respond to of 9096

Kelly Space, Kistler, and Pioneer Rocketplane Kelly was until recently working on a reusable SSTO spaceplane that would be towed to ~40K feet and ~Mach 0.8 by a jet aircraft. It would then ignite its rocket engines and fly to LEO/suborbital altitude, release the payload, and glide back. They were planning to demonstrate proof-of-concept using a C-141 as the tow aircraft and an F-106. This was supposed to have happened already, but I don't know if it did. kellyspace.com I worked on the Kistler project for a while in 1997. Two stage to orbit, both reusable. The project is currently stalled due to financial problems, but has a chance of recovering. Pioneer is (or was) working on a SSTO spaceplane also. This company was founded by Robert Zubrin and Mitchell Burnside Clapp. Very interesting concept - check out the Black Horse web page to see an animation of the flight profile: im.lcs.mit.edu