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Centrifugal forces of doing the belly flop maneuver. Ever try to flip a spinning object sepaofrom the axis it’s spinning on? Imagine a fuel pump or turbine full
by LeSaucy 6y ago
Centrifugal forces of doing the belly flop maneuver. Ever try to flip a spinning object sepaofrom the axis it’s spinning on? Imagine a fuel pump or turbine full of liquid oxygen. The engineering to get this to work is astounding.
- aardvarkr 6y agoCan you explain this more? I’m intrigued to learn about it
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- bigyikes 6y agoNot sure, but they might be talking about this: fill a bucket with water and swing it upside down over your head. The water stays in the bucket because centrifugal forces apparently push the water outwards. The same may have happened for the fuel, I guess lowering the pressure? I know nothing about rockets.