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Okay so say 15.000 km/h, escape velocity + compensate for drag. At a 100 meter radius, that's a radial velocity of 41 radians per second (4100 meter/second) =>
by isoprophlex 2y ago
Okay so say 15.000 km/h, escape velocity + compensate for drag.
At a 100 meter radius, that's a radial velocity of 41 radians per second (4100 meter/second) => 6.5 Hz spinning rate, or one full circle every 0.15 sec
To hit the exit at an angle that's within 1 degree of target, that requires you to launch with 0.15/360=0.4 millisecond precision.
Which seems... not entirely unhinged?
Those 1000s of g-forces though...
- citizenkrank 2y agoYou could possibly add a lot of weight on both sides of the spinning wheel, so the lost weight of the payload would not matter as much. Or maybe put a weight at the opposite end that moves towards the center as you release the payload, compensating for the lost weight at the other end? (* in terms of angular momentum)