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Re: Theoretical Question: Missile Design
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:53:43 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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i ask because on my fighters i often use “wings” which i call stabilizers.
The idea is that having engines farther away from the central axis would make
the fighter more maneuverable and stable. “wings” also work well in mounting
guns on the wings with that they create an ‘X’ with their gunfire, which
makes aiming and hitting enemies easier.
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Hmm, well, having the engines farther away from the central axis might make it
more manoeuverable (as you could steer in certain directions merely by applying
differential thrust), I’m pretty sure it would also cause the ship to be less
stable in straight flight. Unless your engines all had idential efficiencies
and output, the tiny variances in thrust would necessitate constant minor
corrections to remain straight. OK, so perhaps that’s not exactly less stable,
but certainly it would be less efficient.
Just a thought.
-Andy
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| (...) If you go by pure physics, the fact that you're in a vacuum would make everything more stable, since there's no real resistance. Besides, a sophisticated self-guided missile should be able to auto-correct the thruster outputs based on constant (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Theoretically speaking, or is it hypothetically, what would an ideal space missile look like? concerning my picture here: (URL) i've got one big missile and several smaller ones that feature fins. fins, of course, help control direction in an (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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