← Back to context Comment by Perz1val 2 days ago No, jet engines push against the atmosphere and the atmosphere is a part of the earth 3 comments Perz1val Reply delichon 2 days ago https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/608372/if-a-jet-...It would have to be rockets. My napkin says 2B starship boosters and 250K tons of propellant per second should give us around 1 second per year. Sohcahtoa82 2 days ago If the jet engines are pushing hard enough, then the atmosphere won't be a part of the earth for long. rzzzt 2 days ago Then we'll have to decrease the radius a bit.
delichon 2 days ago https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/608372/if-a-jet-...It would have to be rockets. My napkin says 2B starship boosters and 250K tons of propellant per second should give us around 1 second per year.
Sohcahtoa82 2 days ago If the jet engines are pushing hard enough, then the atmosphere won't be a part of the earth for long.
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It would have to be rockets. My napkin says 2B starship boosters and 250K tons of propellant per second should give us around 1 second per year.
If the jet engines are pushing hard enough, then the atmosphere won't be a part of the earth for long.
Then we'll have to decrease the radius a bit.