[ExI] StratoSolar

[Keith Henson]

If you wanted to do damage and *had* a missile, the generator would be
a much more effective target.

Keith

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> On 10/11/2010 5:50 PM, Keith Henson wrote:
>>>
>>> >  Interesting idea, although it does seem pretty
>>> > brittle/fragile/breakable
>>> >  under simple assault.
>>
>> It's 30 meters in diameter and made of the same kind of plastic on the
>> outside as the roof at the Denver Airport.  The current design has 93
>> square inches of steel wire in it.  A fighter jet would ruin it (and
>> the jet) but it is not fragile.
>
> I was thinking of a ground-launched missile.
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