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Re: Capital Ship Engine System
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:48:48 GMT
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In lugnet.space, John R. Beck wrote:
> Hello All,
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> From moocher to member in only 600+ days! Check's in the mail. I'm a member.
> On to the photos...
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> I'm no scientist so I dunno if the physics of it all is right. But, I wanted to
> imagine that my ship could use space particles for fuel i.e. dust, gas, etc. In
> a nutshell it captures the stuff and converts it to fuel.
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> So here's where the gas and stuff get's sucked into the ship:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=419704
John,
Nice ship, and your physics are good enough, though you're not the first to
think of the idea. You pretty much reinvented the Bussard Ramjet, which scoops
up hydrogen from space to turn into fusion fuel.
Thanks,
George
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| (...) Nice ship, and your physics are good enough, though you're not the first to (...) George, Wow. I never heard of this Bussard thing. Does it really work? Where do I find a picture of it? John (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Hello All, From moocher to member in only 600+ days! Check's in the mail. I'm a member. On to the photos... I'm no scientist so I dunno if the physics of it all is right. But, I wanted to imagine that my ship could use space particles for fuel i.e. (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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