Re: [GZG] Thrusters

you know, maybe that is the idea of the half thrust rating for
braking.  They use thrust reversers, and gimballed nozzles to steer...
 am I wrong here?  I mean, reversers would not be as efficient for
braking.  diverting thrust creates heat issues on the diverting
object.

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Bryan <brakeb@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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