Re: [GZG] Thrusters

I like that idea of the thrust reverser.  Also, if you need rapid
deceleration, you could flip the ship...

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> You can have rearward facing thrusters that have a cone that moves to
effect
> reverse thrust.
> see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boeing_737-200_thrust_reverser.jpg
>
> On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Hudak, Michael wrote:
>
> A lot of the ships I've seen from Jovian Chronicles (www.dp9.com) have
> 'vanes' on the rear thrusters to help turn the ships without retro
rockets.
> Granted, not really useful for braking.....
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>
> One possible defense of thrusters...
>
> Imagine your reaction mass/reaction chamber is in the center of the
ship.
> Let's say you have ducting on all three major axes. You just open the
> ducting from the main reaction chamber whenever you want to thrust.
The
> thrust goes out any of the six directions (or combination of).
>
> Thus you have equal thrust capability in all directions without the
need to
> install 'a second engine in the nose' and justifying *full*
turn/retrothrust
> capability.
>
> Of course, the best design for this is a big spherical ship.
>
> But there are ways to imagine drive systems that don't necessarily
mean
> you've only got thrust to the rear.
>
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