kent@xanth.cs.odu.edu (Kent Paul Dolan) (03/27/88)
In article <5083@sigi.Colorado.EDU> hooker@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Devin/Bosk/Rod/Debbie/Etc...) writes: >In article <4601@xanth.cs.odu.edu> kent@xanth.UUCP (Kent Paul Dolan) writes: [Not three times in a row he doesn't!] > > Alright! That's what I like. Kent, did you ever see my railgun post? If not, I'll post it again for you: Hey, I asked in some two month back posting what the problems would be in running a cargo only railgun up the side of Moana Kea; my main concern was whether an ogive bodied cargo container could withstand the friction of escape-plus-enough-to-overcome-friction-losses velocity at about 13,000 feet release height from a fairly shallow launch angle (could/should we curve the end for a more vertical trajectory?), I'd guess the mountain slope is 13,000 feet in 5 to 20 miles (!?!) (Any help from the Big Island? I don't have a USGS map or I'd measure it off the contours.) My goal was a nearly continuously running launch site under firm US control and close to the equator; that was the best I could find. Let me hear what you have to say. Is there more than this(?): > You place an ablative sheild around the payload - this burns off when you reach high speeds instead of the payload... > > Anyway, you want to make official my self-appointed post in my .sig? Or give me an equivalent post? Thanks! > Someone who could do the math would be the answer to my prayers. You've got it. I have had long enough to forget an entire math BS, and I never did get too far in double majoring in physics. > -All of us > >P.S. Mnemosyne Enterprises (see Orginization: line) is a private launching facility which has yet to be fully established. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >"Yield to temptation; it might not come your way again." -Lazarus Long >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein are the property of Mnemosyne > Enterprises, and do not reflect my personal opinions. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kent for President - Let's get spaced... > Official Technical Consultant on Aerospace to the Presidential Candidate > (OTCAPC) I'd say this is a new pledge, unless it has previously slipped my mind, so that makes 32 total - moving right along! Kent, the man from xanth.