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#1 2004-07-26 20:52:16

EarthWolf
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From: Missouri, U.S.A.
Registered: 2004-07-20
Posts: 59

Re: Jet engines on Mars

Hello,

Since I read Red Mars back in 1997, I wondered if it was even possible for jet-powered aircraft to fly on Mars. I remember that the colonists in the novel used jet airminers to refine gases from the atmosphere. But, since the Martian atmosphere has only a 1/1000th of the air pressure of Earth at sea level, can a jet grab enough air to generate the needed thrust?

Cordially,

EarthWolf

" Man will not always stay on the Earth. "

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

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#2 2004-07-29 00:57:14

MarsDog
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From: vancouver canada
Registered: 2004-03-24
Posts: 852

Re: Jet engines on Mars

http://www.space-rockets.com/marsjet.html]Mars Jet Engine, just need an aeroplane.

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