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Re: Hypothetical design question
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 24 Jun 2003 01:57:43 GMT
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> In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
> > One of the cool things about space is that you can always rationalize • it with
> > some kind of nifty technology, like navigational shields. :D
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> > 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.
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> Although you still would need to deal with the ones that hit the ship.
Ah, now your not talking about dynamics as such, but surface area too.
the aerodynamic comes into play with the angle of reflection.
Trav (-|-)
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| (...) Interesting discussion and all. Aerodynamics in near lightspeed space travel? Whatever, but like someone said, if your suspending disbelief enough to conceive FTL or NLS travel, you can suspend it enough to solve such minor details as space (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) ohhh, PhotoDynamic, I like that idea. I may have to use that somehow. Good thinking there Alister. (...) Handled like a spastic whale if I remember. (...) Trav (-|-) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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