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Re: Hypothetical design question
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lugnet.space
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Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:17:06 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Rick Hallman wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
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One of the cool things about space is that you can always rationalize it
with some kind of nifty technology, like navigational shields. :D
I don’t think those micro-particles would care if your ship is aerodynamic,
since there’s no air in space to carry the particles around the aerodynamic
shape. (does that make sense?)
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Yeah, but also in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, the sleeker it is, the less
resistance it encounters on it’s forward edge. If you minimize the amount of
forward contact on the front, less particles would hit it, causing less
overall damage. Think of it as Radar... a 747 which is big, and not very
aerodynamic, produces a huge Radar image, while the B-2, or the F-22 Raptor,
which are rather sleek and aerodynamic, produce a small radar image.
Although you still would need to deal with the ones that hit the ship.
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I think this point is dead on! Even though these ships are aerodynamic, they
aren’t SO aerodynamic that they deflect photons! and while photons are much
smaller than your average particle out there, the particles that are present in
a vacuum of space wouldn’t be all that big anyway.
while i agree an aerodynamic shape might help deflect (i can’t say it will
without some experimental justification) particles, i think sooner or later
you’re gonna have to deal with a particle bombardment. and that means, energy
deflector shield of some sort.
-Jr.Mar.Hoffman
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| (...) Yeah, but also in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, the sleeker it is, the less resistance it encounters on it's forward edge. If you minimize the amount of forward contact on the front, less particles would hit it, causing less overall damage. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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