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Re: Hypothetical design question
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lugnet.space
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Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:54:53 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Sylvia Tresto wrote:
> Okay, just something I thought of while fiddling with my LEGO: An aerodynamic
> desigh is only handy in atmosphere and not necessary in space, right? I
Pretty right on your first point. Aerodynamics works where there is an
atmosphere.
A ship that is capable of nearlight speed would be have to have some type of
deflector for those few in-vacuum molecules, because as you point out, they
would case serious damage.The Star Trek universe had their ships use
navigational deflectors.
Aerodynamic design might be helpful in making a small target for a particle, but
just one particle impacting could have serious consequences.It would be a wiser
idea to have shielding (which would be massive) or deflectors.
Joe Meno
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| Okay, just something I thought of while fiddling with my LEGO: An aerodynamic desigh is only handy in atmosphere and not necessary in space, right? I remember it from physics lessons and some posts in this newsgroup. But space is not a true vaccuum, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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