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Not odd at all -- when weight is critical, you want to make the most out of every gram of material, ideally getting overall structure, aero skin, and pressure v
by bewaretheirs 4y ago
Not odd at all -- when weight is critical, you want to make the most out of every gram of material, ideally getting overall structure, aero skin, and pressure vessel in one.
Rockets with balloon tanks (such as the original Atlas) even rely on pressure from the propellant tank contents to strengthen the structure.
- adolph 4y agoWhich is the reason for the corrugated sections—the space between tanks that needed extra structure. https://apollo11space.com/why-are-the-interstage-rings-of-the-saturn-v-corrugated/ https://apollo11space.com/why-are-the-interstage-rings-of-th...