NORAD Santa Tracker

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

For those of you with kids and grand kiddies, don't forget the NORAD Santa Tracker!
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html

[erick (Eric)]

From the FAQs:-

Sleigh Technical Data

Designer & Builder: K. Kringle & Elves, Inc.
Probable First Flight: Dec. 24, 343 A.D.
Home Base: North Pole
Length: 75 cc (candy canes) / 150 lp (lollipops)
Width: 40 cc / 80 lp
Height55 cc / 110 lp
Note: Length, width and height are without reindeer
Weight at takeoff: 75,000 gd (gumdrops)
Passenger weight at takeoff: Santa Claus 260 pounds
Weight of gifts at takeoff: 60,000 tons
Weight at landing: 80,000 gd (ice & snow accumulation)
Passenger weight at landing: 1,260 pounds
Propulsion: Nine (9) rp (reindeer power)
Armament: Antlers (purely defensive)
Fuel: Hay, oats and carrots (for reindeer)
Emissions: Classified
Climbing speed: One “T” (Twinkle of an eye)
Max speed: Faster than starlight

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

An annual tradition at our house! Great stuff...

[mental4astro (Alexander)]

IIS has gained immense respectability with my daughter once I showed her the NORAD Santa site.

She understood straight away the countdown timer on display and has asked me to bring it up on Christmas Day!

You can't B.S. a little girl. They KNOW better than ANY adult, !

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Originally Posted by erick

From the FAQs:-

Sleigh Technical Data

Designer & Builder: K. Kringle & Elves, Inc.
Probable First Flight: Dec. 24, 343 A.D.
Home Base: North Pole
Length: 75 cc (candy canes) / 150 lp (lollipops)
Width: 40 cc / 80 lp
Height55 cc / 110 lp
Note: Length, width and height are without reindeer
Weight at takeoff: 75,000 gd (gumdrops)
Passenger weight at takeoff: Santa Claus 260 pounds
Weight of gifts at takeoff: 60,000 tons
Weight at landing: 80,000 gd (ice & snow accumulation)
Passenger weight at landing: 1,260 pounds
Propulsion: Nine (9) rp (reindeer power)
Armament: Antlers (purely defensive)
Fuel: Hay, oats and carrots (for reindeer)
Emissions: Classified
Climbing speed: One “T” (Twinkle of an eye)
Max speed: Faster than starlight

Cool!!
Just what I needed, specifications for my next project. Gotta build me one of these ....