Vehicle With World's Worst Fuel Economy?
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06-15-2005, 05:43 AM
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Vehicle With World's Worst Fuel Economy?
I'll pick the crawler that transports the Space Shuttle to the launch pad. It gets 150th of a mile per gallon and does not even travel 1 mph. As bad as the FE is, it is hauling something very important and uniquely qualified to do it.
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06-15-2005, 08:49 AM
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Re: Vehicle With World's Worst Fuel Economy?
Originally Posted by stoner
How about the space shuttle itself?
I hope later this century, someone can hoist a carbon-fibre cable from the Equator 22,300 miles up to a space station - a space elevator. That would be great economy once it's built.
Last edited by Delta Flyer; 06-15-2005 at 08:52 AM.
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