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Perz1valtoday at 4:17 PM3 repliesview on HN

No, jet engines push against the atmosphere and the atmosphere is a part of the earth


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delichontoday at 5:08 PM

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.

Sohcahtoa82today at 6:51 PM

If the jet engines are pushing hard enough, then the atmosphere won't be a part of the earth for long.

rzzzttoday at 7:10 PM

Then we'll have to decrease the radius a bit.