Holds four fighter spacecraft. All four can be launched simultaneously in less than a minute. Fighters reattach to the frame individualy, takes two minutes. The frame is open, rendering the cutter unstreamlined. From Traveller Adventure 7 Broadsword (1982) All terrain vehicle is held in cradle...
One current option for space tourists is to be taken up into the stratosphere in a supersonic fighter jet (seeMiGFlug, 2017a). MiGFlug acts as a sales agent for this unique space tourism activity, which usually involves reaching an altitude of 20–22km. At such an altitude, the curvature ...
The windows are made from the same material as fighter jet canopies, but with so many of them, solar gain was potentially a massive problem. A special coating reduces glare and the capsule also has a full cooling system, making its two semi-circular lounges a pleasant pla...
Lockheed L-161-1: An early concept for a variable geometry roadable helicopter GE Supersonic V/STOL: A supersonic strike fighter with flip-out lift fans Convair ANP-VTOL: A nuclear-powered ground-effect craft of the Navy of unusual configuration Piasecki 16H-3: A compound helicopter for hig...
"The last time we did that was when we developed the Zero fighter plane at the beginning of World War II,” said Shinaka. “What happens afterward?" "Right now I am concerned that the Japanese are building big laser prototypes at (Japanese asteroid colonies) Eije-Ito and Tanaka-Masada....
I'm new here, and after doing quite a bit of reading (Whole Atomic Rocket site, the Space fighter threads (whole two years of them) and this...), I think I can join in.My thing to say;Byron: I believe the Railgun/Coilgun launch concept works only in two situations. First would ...
们计划进行dragon v2中止测试spacex问答.pdf,Were nning to do a Dragon v2 abort test where Dragon v2 will take off from, essentially launch vehicle height, so it simulates something going wrong on the launch-pad. The astronauts are just about to take off, i
Joseph Page discusses one concept that would have instead involved a “Franken-rocket” launched from a fighter jet.Monday, June 10, 2024 Hubble limps along NASA announced last week it is changing how it operates the Hubble Space Telescope after one of its three remaining gyros malfunctioned. ...
T.I.E. Fighter (Tie Fighter) - the bane of the rebel resistance in Star Wars A highly maneuverable fighter spacecraft using an ion drive propulsion system. George Lucas (1976) Teakettle - booster rocket A standard rocket (uses hydrogen as a booster to leave the atmosphere). ...
Lockheed L-161-1: An early concept for a variable geometry roadable helicopter GE Supersonic V/STOL: A supersonic strike fighter with flip-out lift fans Convair ANP-VTOL: A nuclear-powered ground-effect craft of the Navy of unusual configuration ...