Subject:
|
Re: New Creation: Pheonix W
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.build, lugnet.space
|
Date:
|
Mon, 24 Apr 2000 18:51:37 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
893 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.build, Mark Sandlin writes:
> IMO, the ship looks a bit too "flimsy" to withstand the high-G forces of
> high-speed flight. Your ship looks like more of a lo-G glider to my eye.
Au contraire, mon Legomaniac. :-, Space vehicles don't necessarily need to
look "solid" in order to be structurally sound. An example would be the Lunar
Lander, which endured some significant g's while landing. Another example,
perhaps better, is yer typical suspension bridge, capable of holding many large
masses with minimal bulk. The appearance is an illusion; the real
weight-bearing structure is within. Meditate upon this wisdom now.
Ohhhhhmmmm... :-,
> I tend to build mine SOLID though, so I'm probably biased... heh.
Yah, me too. (Even after what I said above...sheepish grin. :-)
I think Greg's model really scores in "whooshability", tho. Good job.
Cheers,
- jsproat
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: New Creation: Pheonix W
|
| I suppose I'm offering criticism, but please accept it as constructive :) IMO, the ship looks a bit too "flimsy" to withstand the high-G forces of high-speed flight. Your ship looks like more of a lo-G glider to my eye. I tend to build mine SOLID (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
|
6 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
