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Started by SimonR, May 01, 2006, 09:57:33 AM

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cthulhu77

#30
May 28, 2006, 07:59:01 PM
Oh sweet motherf....that is incredible!   Way to go on that build, came out beyond belief (and is still believable in my realm!)

Leigh

#31
May 28, 2006, 10:19:52 PM Last Edit: May 28, 2006, 10:20:39 PM by Leigh
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I Love it what a brilliant execution of a brilliant idea, it's brilliant!!!!!!!! :wub:

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elmayerle

#32
May 28, 2006, 10:58:00 PM
Quite a gorgeous bit of modelling, that.  My only concern is that it may need some careful handling on launch as the upper boosters look like they'd want to nose it over into the ground.
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SimonR

#33
May 29, 2006, 02:50:57 AM Last Edit: May 29, 2006, 02:51:59 AM by SimonR
QuoteQuite a gorgeous bit of modelling, that.  My only concern is that it may need some careful handling on launch as the upper boosters look like they'd want to nose it over into the ground.
That's not a problem, the SOP on launch is to roll inverted as soon as you're clear of the launch rail...  :o

Also, big up (as the kids say) to Shasper for coming up with the idea.

Thanks for all the kind comments... :D
Simon

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elmayerle

#34
May 29, 2006, 07:45:46 PM
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QuoteQuite a gorgeous bit of modelling, that.  My only concern is that it may need some careful handling on launch as the upper boosters look like they'd want to nose it over into the ground.
That's not a problem, the SOP on launch is to roll inverted as soon as you're clear of the launch rail...
Eh, maybe.  I've spent enough time going through the numbers for aligning just two boosters for a ground-launched air-breather to really want to do four; I'd much rather just have two larger ones below the aircraft with canted nozzles sending the thrust vector of both boosters through the combined vehicular CG; but that's real life getting in the way of whif (and the boosters I'm talking about were 10 foot-long sections of 6-inch diamater heavy wall pipe filled with modern solid fuel and fitted with a carefully designed nozzle.  Two of these would accelerate a certain missile (yes, TSRJoe, the ground-launched version of that one) from standing still to Mach .4 in under 10 seconds.
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Patrick H

#35
June 08, 2006, 03:53:06 AM
Great stuff, marvelous idea and execution

but what about coming back? one way missions?

:cheers:

Patrick
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