mthiesen

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   by mthiesen 10y ago

   Yeah, I may have spoke too soon. After reading up on the India's PSLV rocket, it doesn't appear to use any cryogenic fuels or oxidizers. Maybe it could be used as an ICBM...
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   by mthiesen 10y ago

   A typical liquid fueled satellite launching platform would make a very poor ICBM. Liquid fueled rockets can't be stored fully fueled. The fuel is extremely volatile and slowly seeps out of the tanks. This means you have to store it emp
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   by mthiesen 10y ago

   Good point, if the top of the wing diverts air downward via reduced air pressure above the wing, then it would be the higher pressure air underneath (pushing) that creates the lift. Yeah, I can see how terms like "push" and "
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   by mthiesen 10y ago

   Wow, Great paper. The most interesting (and counter-intuitive) part for me was that the lift is generated by the top of the wing bending air downwards. In my head I always visualized lift as the bottom of the wing being pushed up, but thi