with 2 of its 9 Merlin engines lit. It's to ramp up to 3, 5 & 7 within weeks and all 9 firing by spring. I can't wait to see this puppy firing all 9 engines ![Smilie](http://murc.ws/core/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Video (*.asx stream)
By the way: that first stage is 86 x 12 feet (25.8 x 3.6 meters), roughly the size of a Boeing 737's fuselage.
Now imagine the Falcon 9 Heavy with three 1st stages and 27 Merlins![EEK!](http://murc.ws/core/images/smilies/eek.gif)
![](http://spacex.com/00Graphics/Images/PR35/3.jpg)
![Smilie](http://murc.ws/core/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Video (*.asx stream)
By the way: that first stage is 86 x 12 feet (25.8 x 3.6 meters), roughly the size of a Boeing 737's fuselage.
Now imagine the Falcon 9 Heavy with three 1st stages and 27 Merlins
![EEK!](http://murc.ws/core/images/smilies/eek.gif)
![](http://spacex.com/00Graphics/Images/PR35/3.jpg)
![](http://spacex.com/00Graphics/Images/Falcon_9_whitejpg.jpg)