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That is not what I understood. They are not thrusters, they work by changing the profile of the airflow rather than pushing the aircraft directly, in a way simi
by sgc 3y ago
That is not what I understood. They are not thrusters, they work by changing the profile of the airflow rather than pushing the aircraft directly, in a way similar to flaps. They would not work in space.
- ExoticPearTree 3y agoI never said the plane would work in space, just that they would work like thrusters to change airplane direction. Just like a normal dual engine airplane would yaw if thrust becomes asymmetric, it could go up/down or roll just as easy if thrust is applied to push against any other surface.
- Toutouxc 3y ago> they would work like thrusters to change airplane direction > if thrust is applied to push against any other surface Which, again, is not what's happening here.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> they would work like thrusters to change airplane direction The thrusters don't push the plane. They push the boundary layer that lifts the plane. It's not incorrect to think of conventional control surfaces as tools to physically push the boundary layer around, which is ultimately the mass that impacts the prevailing wind to create lift. This is just doing that with air. Aerodynamic, not astrodynamic or ballistic.