Vulcan Aerospace / stratolaunch

Vulcan Aerospace / stratolaunch

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RobDickinson

Original Poster:

31,343 posts

253 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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What an absolute monster launch platform! Will be amazing to see this thing fly. 385 ft wingspan, 1.3million llb take of weight.



https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/paul-allen...

Eric Mc

121,784 posts

264 months

Wednesday 31st May 2017
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Gerry Anderson plans being nicked again.

Sylvaforever

2,212 posts

97 months

Thursday 1st June 2017
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Does it have ejection seats?

Eric Mc

121,784 posts

264 months

Thursday 1st June 2017
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Sylvaforever said:
Does it have ejection seats?
Why should it?

V8LM

5,166 posts

208 months

Friday 2nd June 2017
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With the missing leading edges and the various faded panels it looks a bit Heath Robinson to say the least.

Simpo Two

85,150 posts

264 months

Saturday 3rd June 2017
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It doesn't look a happy design to me. The forces on the centre section must be immense; I would have joined the tailplanes together for extra strength*.

But wouldn't it be nice to see something like this on the news, instead of just bloody politics, doom and gloom.

  • ETA Oh they have!

RobDickinson

Original Poster:

31,343 posts

253 months

Saturday 3rd June 2017
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what forces, shouldnt be any more at the wing than any other similar fuselage

Simpo Two

85,150 posts

264 months

Saturday 3rd June 2017
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RobDickinson said:
what forces, shouldnt be any more at the wing than any other similar fuselage
The torsion on that section could be incredible in turns, you've got so much more aeroplane acting against it, and not joined at the back for rigidity.

ash73 said:
Just me messing about in photoshop.
I wondered but it fooled me, well done!

coanda

2,642 posts

189 months

Sunday 4th June 2017
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Torsion won't be a problem with a box that wide.

And anyway, you could have a torsion balancing system in the control laws especially with the separate horizontal stabilisers.