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"Prowlus" wrote in message om... Rusty Barton wrote in message . .. On Thu, 13 May 2004 20:30:08 GMT, "Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4970837/ SpaceShipOne re-entry - Flight 13P Speaking of Re-entry ain't the front of the craft a bit unprrotected in that department? Its only doing about 2500 mph Keith |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Prowlus" wrote in message om... Rusty Barton wrote in message . .. On Thu, 13 May 2004 20:30:08 GMT, "Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4970837/ SpaceShipOne re-entry - Flight 13P Speaking of Re-entry ain't the front of the craft a bit unprrotected in that department? Its only doing about 2500 mph During this last flight it only reached Mach 2.5, and that was at 150,000 feet on the way up. Maximum speed on re-entry was only Mach 1.9. It looks like Spaceship One goes through a lot more stress going up than it takes coming back down. |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ... Somebody step on your tail? It really is going to be tough. If Rutan were attempting something easy, it wouldn't be worth all that attention, would it? What, are you trying to belittle his accomplishments or what he is trying to do? Just what is the point of the whole X-Prize competition anyway? I understand the requirements, but why do it all? The Rutan Voyager flight wasn't particularly useful either, but it was something that hadn't been done before. |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "C J Campbell" wrote in message ... Somebody step on your tail? It really is going to be tough. If Rutan were attempting something easy, it wouldn't be worth all that attention, would it? What, are you trying to belittle his accomplishments or what he is trying to do? Just what is the point of the whole X-Prize competition anyway? I understand the requirements, but why do it all? The Rutan Voyager flight wasn't particularly useful either, but it was something that hadn't been done before. Someone might have said the same thing to the Wrights. The idea is to prove that privately financed space travel is both feasible and reasonable. No government has managed to do what Rutan and the others are attempting. The prize has the additional advantage of attracting media attention so that, once it has been won, public interest in space tourism will be generated. |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: Just what is the point of the whole X-Prize competition anyway? I understand the requirements, but why do it all? What was the point of the first civilian flight across the Atlantic? George Patterson I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in. |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ... Someone might have said the same thing to the Wrights. Where's the similarity? The Wrights were the first to achieve powered, sustained, controlled heavier-than-air flight. Nobody had accomplished that before the Wrights on December 17, 1903. But manned suborbital flight HAS been accomplished before, four times before, and it was last done over forty years ago. If manned suborbital spaceflight had any real usefulness why did it stop? The idea is to prove that privately financed space travel is both feasible and reasonable. No government has managed to do what Rutan and the others are attempting. The prize has the additional advantage of attracting media attention so that, once it has been won, public interest in space tourism will be generated. So the ultimate goal is passenger hops as a commercial venture? |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "C J Campbell" wrote in message ... Someone might have said the same thing to the Wrights. Where's the similarity? The Wrights were the first to achieve powered, sustained, controlled heavier-than-air flight. Nobody had accomplished that before the Wrights on December 17, 1903. But manned suborbital flight HAS been accomplished before, four times before, and it was last done over forty years ago. If manned suborbital spaceflight had any real usefulness why did it stop? The earlier flights were not done in a re-usable spacecraft. The idea is to prove that privately financed space travel is both feasible and reasonable. No government has managed to do what Rutan and the others are attempting. The prize has the additional advantage of attracting media attention so that, once it has been won, public interest in space tourism will be generated. So the ultimate goal is passenger hops as a commercial venture? Yes. |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ... The earlier flights were not done in a re-usable spacecraft. So what? |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ... "Shiver Me Timbers" wrote in message ... C J Campbell wrote: That last third of the flight is going to be tough. How condescendingly generous you are. Somebody step on your tail? It really is going to be tough. If Rutan were attempting something easy, it wouldn't be worth all that attention, would it? What, are you trying to belittle his accomplishments or what he is trying to do? One word: ENVY |
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