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TSN
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On another note, SS1 is rather ugly. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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Sol System
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I don't know...I think it sort of has a neat retro look. But that paint job is a bit of a horror.
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TSN
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Retro? For something to be "retro", doesn't there have to have been something else that looked like it before?
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Lee
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No, the opposite in fact. It has to look like something that existed before - or be reminiscent, in terms of design features, of previous artefacts.

That said, I haven't actually seen a picture of this craft to tell if it deserves an adjective like "retro."

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Well, you could always clicky the linky.

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What? A historic event like this and you haven't seen the craft that made it possible yet? Oh, what is this world coming to?

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TSN
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"No, the opposite in fact. It has to look like something that existed before..."

Erm... That's the same as what I said, only with the words rearranged.
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Lee
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No, actually, you didn't. You said "something else that looked like it before." That implies the entire design is reminiscent of a previous design, which it isn't, and isn't necessarily a definition of "retro" either."

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relating to; reviving; or being the styles or the fashions of the past. nostalgic.

it has the Stratofortress...or late 40s-50s sci-fi look to it...

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I can't say I was surprised when I heard Rutan was behind it. I was very disappointed, though, to find out his design isn't a single-stage vehicle. More piggyback on a jet crap. Boo!

I miss the Clipper. [Frown]


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From the last picture, it *does* look like an otter with wings.
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TSN
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Lee: I said that there had to be something old that looked like the new thing. You're saying that the new thing has to look like something old. Those are the same. "Looking like" is commutative. If A looks like B, then B looks like A.
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Like the Bell X-1. Only carbon-fiber composites. And with a gay paint-job. And a bunch of circular windows. And tiny reaction control thrusters. And a totally different wing and tail assembly. But, you know... other than that, just like the Bell X-1.
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Mmmmmm, commutative.....I guess its associative too. Mmmm...
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TSN
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If (A looks like B) looks like C, then A looks like (B looks like C)? I don't think that works. It's transitive, though, if that helps.
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