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(...) You don't need a ring- you can have an arm of arbitrary length with a compartment at the end. And you can have as many compartments as you want, as long as the center of gravity is at the axis. I believe that there was a ship with this sort of (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Yep, I agree on the 2010 reference. The Soviet ship had and arm that rotated, unlide the enclosed circular drum of the American craft. Most of my ships rely on anti gravity since it's a Star Trek accepted technology. And it's easier to build (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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Check out Jeff Elliott's superb Extra Stout Heavy Space Tug to see an example of the arm-with-compartment idea: (URL) is by far the most realistic space MOC I have ever seen. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) It seems to me that this approach might be a little unstable. The overall center of mass would stay in one place of course, but with respect to certain axes it would be problematic, especially when maneuvering. I'm thinking however that one (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Somebody PLEASE tell me where he got that huge gear with the toothed hole in it! That was stout, alright! That was exactly what I would like to to do, but I don't have the critical pieces for that at the moment... Hmmm... ideas ideas ~Trev (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Thosse were my thoughts exactly when I first saw Jeff's Extra Stout. Jeff was kind enough to inform me that the got that gear from Lego Dacta, ala (URL) , the Large Turntable. George (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Leonov was the ship in 2010 with that design. Omega class destroyers in Babylon 5 use it, as well. -JDF (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Given that a rotating disc/ring/sphere would also tend to create a gyroscope effect, I don't think this is that much of an issue. Besides, maneuvering means even _more_ fuel you have to haul around. Get pointed in the right direction, spin up (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Heh, thanks Mladen... you beat me to the punch. But I was going to address another point in the original posting: About big spherical fuel tanks: If you study space flight and chemical propulsion systems, you'll find that using any technology (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I was referring not to a rotating disc/ring but to a pair of pods connected by a shaft, rotating about the center of that shaft. The gyroscope effect would be generated to some degree but it would be a lopsided one. My understanding about (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I was actually thinking bricks when I wrote this, but there are 1x2 plates with click-hinges sticking out the top of 'em, on one half. Not sure which sets have 'em; I think I got some from one of the Life on Mars mechs. -JDF (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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