Agreed the articles leaves technical information to be desired. On the point of 3,000 MPH. One of the comments on the TechCrunch article maybe provides some insight on why they aren't targeting 17,500 MPH. "even if they…
At its face it does sound pretty crazy but I found some analogs of previous and ongoing projects that provide some reason to suspend disbelief. Here's what I can find on high G launch vehicle's and payloads:…
I have a bit of background on rotor systems. That TsF-18 is puny compared to other rotational systems. See below. Largest Centrifuge: Regarding the largest centrifuge in the world, perhaps the TsF-18 in Russia has a…
What's wrong with 928 g? A lot of jet turbines can go over 10,000 g at the blade tips. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbofan I don't think they are targeting 17,500mph. Guessing they are trying to do something sub Mach…
Agreed the articles leaves technical information to be desired. On the point of 3,000 MPH. One of the comments on the TechCrunch article maybe provides some insight on why they aren't targeting 17,500 MPH. "even if they…
At its face it does sound pretty crazy but I found some analogs of previous and ongoing projects that provide some reason to suspend disbelief. Here's what I can find on high G launch vehicle's and payloads:…
I have a bit of background on rotor systems. That TsF-18 is puny compared to other rotational systems. See below. Largest Centrifuge: Regarding the largest centrifuge in the world, perhaps the TsF-18 in Russia has a…
What's wrong with 928 g? A lot of jet turbines can go over 10,000 g at the blade tips. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbofan I don't think they are targeting 17,500mph. Guessing they are trying to do something sub Mach…