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 Jan 15 2007, 02:01 PM
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Flying on Triton is no problem; you just need a chopper with blades a couple of kilometers long...
 (Semi)seriously, would anything we think of as atmospheric flight work at all on Triton? I doubt that even a balloon "filled" with several cubic km of lab-quality vacuum would generate enough lift to get itself off the surface, much less a useful payload. Mars by comparison is a veritable pressure cooker. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jan 18 2007, 03:26 PM
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To conduct aerobraking at Mars - they used much of the instrumentation from other spacecraft ( or the actual spacecraft doing the braking ) to calculate the safe altitude to use. I would be more confident in a system that relied on in-situ density measurements from which to determine the best atmospheric path.
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nprev Aerobraking at Triton Jan 15 2007, 02:01 PM
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helvick QUOTE (tty @ Jan 15 2007, 07:54 PM) The q... Jan 16 2007, 07:37 AM tty QUOTE (helvick @ Jan 16 2007, 08:37 AM) A... Jan 16 2007, 07:26 PM nprev Interesting thought, TTY. I guess wind isn't e... Jan 16 2007, 02:09 AM edstrick Without taking the <for me excessive> time t... Jan 16 2007, 12:20 PM edstrick My *PREJUDICE* is that any atmosphere thick enough... Jan 17 2007, 09:39 AM helvick QUOTE (edstrick @ Jan 17 2007, 09:39 AM) ... Jan 17 2007, 06:00 PM nprev Hmm...Helvick saves the day again with his powerfu... Jan 17 2007, 10:42 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 17 2007, 10:42 PM) Tha... Jan 18 2007, 12:06 AM Greg Hullender Why use Triton, though? Neptune has all kinds of ... Jan 18 2007, 12:38 AM djellison That is what I was thinking - Neptune would really... Jan 18 2007, 12:44 AM nprev Limited as it is, Triton's atmosphere is still... Jan 18 2007, 02:43 AM Greg Hullender Here's a question I've wanted to ask to an... Jan 18 2007, 06:17 AM mchan Some of the Neptune / Triton mission studies propo... Jan 18 2007, 08:41 AM tasp With the Voyager 2 data in hand, and the capabilit... Jan 18 2007, 03:22 PM helvick This is particularly true for Triton where there i... Jan 18 2007, 06:45 PM nprev In engineering terms, how adaptable can an aerobra... Jan 19 2007, 01:36 AM tasp You're idea has merits, but the resulting path... Jan 24 2007, 06:03 PM JRehling QUOTE (tasp @ Jan 24 2007, 10:03 AM) You... Jan 25 2007, 04:22 PM nprev I like your idea, JR. What would be REALLY cool is... Jan 25 2007, 01:40 AM tasp Presumably, the uncertainties in braking would inc... Jan 26 2007, 03:47 AM tasp Seems like repeated banking during decel could inc... Jan 26 2007, 03:55 AM dvandorn If you're talking about bleeding off NH or Voy... Jan 26 2007, 04:11 AM nprev I don't think direct entry is an option, given... Jan 26 2007, 04:22 AM tasp {sorry, I have no idea how to link this in a post,... Aug 20 2009, 09:57 PM |
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