Joe Julian drew my attention to this scale drawing of the Edwards-style bare-bones space elevator Liftport proposes to build.
![](//photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2013/458/400/liftport_se_to_scale.jpg)
The length is to scale - fortunately the ribbon is much smaller in width than the real deal. Kinda puts things in perspective.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2013/458/400/liftport_se_to_scale.jpg)
The length is to scale - fortunately the ribbon is much smaller in width than the real deal. Kinda puts things in perspective.