I don't know if it's still the case, but Zero-G initially rented its 727
by the day, and most of the cost was carried by its being used as a
freighter at night.
On 4/4/23 07:13, James Fackert wrote:
proving once again that "failure is not an option" is a direct patch to failure.
And wings suck for helping to get to orbit.
and the competition continues to prove that reusable boosters rock.
it is remarkable to me that it costs so damn much to keep a conventional airliner flying when your paying flight rate is only a few per year.
Maybe if you had a strap-on rocket hanger and could just rent one that is in commercial service for a few days a year....
But orbital is all about velocity and not much about altitude. And wings suck for that.