Re: [OT] BFG Questions ? -Reply

In a message dated 4/3/99 5:12:41 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
laserlight@cwix.com writes:

<< If I recall correctly, you slingshot by entering an orbit with high
 gravitational potential energy (GPE), go down the well until you're at
low
 GPE (and high velocity), and then burn your fuel before you start
climbing
 up the well again.  It's the fact that you had your fuel coming in and
don't
 have it going out that makes it work.	I don't recall the math but I'm
sure
 someone like Nyrath or Keith W would if you asked prettily. >>

Can't be I don't think. Our space probes that have used it don't have
any 
on-board acceleration fuel. Just low power thusters. So they use the
sling 
shot to change course and keep thier velocity. Same thing I guess if you
DO 
have power.

Randy