04-21-2020, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by RobVG
Both answers help.
Maybe I don't understand the terminology.
I assumed "Max lift weight" meant the heaviest rocket it could lift?
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I suppose what they mean by “max lift weight” is actually something closer to “max lift weight AND safely eject a recovery system BEFORE impacting the ground”.
Earl
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