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Re: HMAS Fruit Bat
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:47:36 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Wolf Read wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Timothy Gould wrote:
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An armed VIP transport. I rather like playing around with pseudo WWII
crossed with pulp sci-fi.
Tim
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Yes, this is really neat! Got me to thinking--would anyone dare try to create
a push-pull space-fighter a-la:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-pull_configuration?
For a spaceship, push-pull could create some uniqe design challenges. ;o)
-best,
Wolf
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Isn’t pull kind of impossible in space?
Tim
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Message has 5 Replies:
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| (...) Kind of, maybe- but not totally. One could have a ram-scoop for example. Although the particles are pulled to the inlet, there's an equal-and-opposite pull of the vehicle toward the particles. And then there's space-air. Tim (17 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| (...) Not entirely: (2 URLs) It's a technicality, but you get the idea :). I'm just looking for an excuse to bring that design up. Soren (17 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| (...) Yes, this is really neat! Got me to thinking--would anyone dare try to create a push-pull space-fighter a-la: (URL)? For a spaceship, push-pull could create some uniqe design challenges. ;o) -best, Wolf (17 years ago, 9-Mar-07, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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