Haha, a replica, nothing to see here

[Jez 10]

I'm finished doing Stage 1, stage 2 next, trying to find on the internet was is the best choice for stage 2 engine

Scale if off, I assume

 

[Jez 10]

Did 2nd and half of what I presume is the 3rd stage

I had a mistake on the 1st Stage separator, easily corrected it

And here it is beside an illustration of a Saturn V, almost on scale, except the third stage

 

[Horus Lupercal]

That diagram scale looks...off.

Like stage 3 is a bit too long.

 

[Jez 10]

That diagram scale looks...off.

Like stage 3 is a bit too long.

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Well I'd be damned

 

[Horus Lupercal]

TtTOtW put this up a little while ago during the 'black fin' comedy show

It's a Boeing drawn schematic from '68 showing the dimensions of all the critical systems on the Saturn V launch vehicle. Might come i handy if you're doing a replica

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Did 2nd and half of what I presume is the 3rd stage
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I had a mistake on the 1st Stage separator, easily corrected it

And here it is beside an illustration of a Saturn V, almost on scale, except the third stage
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THERE!! THERE!!! HE GOT A NOICE SCALE FROM A BOOK!!!
HANS!!! GET MY ENCARTA!!!!

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

TtTOtW put this up a little while ago during the 'black fin' comedy show

View attachment 44131

It's a Boeing drawn schematic from '68 showing the dimensions of all the critical systems on the Saturn V launch vehicle. Might come i handy if you're doing a replica

Horus Lupercal can you think of modern Saturn V... Flyin with modern avionics and lighter system (mainly computers etc......) plus maybe Flyin F-1 Engines????

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Horus Lupercal can you think of modern Saturn V... Flyin with modern avionics and lighter system (mainly computers etc......) plus maybe Flyin F-1 Engines????

Can I think of one, or do I think one would work/be relevant in todays spaceflight climate?

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Can I think of one, or do I think one would work/be relevant in todays spaceflight climate?

ummmm just the Modern Sat V???

 

[Horus Lupercal]

I'd love to see a modernised Sat V. I have an amazing document based around planned upgrades to the Saturn V system (not Nova, actual Saturn Vs), written around the 60s and 70s. Stretched stages, uprated engines, SRBs. Planned lift capabilities of 200t+ to LEO. The original was just the beginning of a long life of upgrades and capability jumps as we expanded our influence further and further away from Earth.

It'd have to use F-1 engines. There's nothing on Earth right now that generates that kind of thrust without SRB argumentation (SLS) or having about 30 engines (N-1). Get rid of the hand built clockworks and digitise everything though.

I'm not going to go into enormous amount of detail on it as most of my thoughts are in this thread
https://jmnet.one/sfs/forum/index.php?threads/nasas-lift-problem.4544/

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

I'd love to see a modernised Sat V. I have an amazing document based around planned upgrades to the Saturn V system (not Nova, actual Saturn Vs), written around the 60s and 70s. Stretched stages, uprated engines, SRBs. Planned lift capabilities of 200t+ to LEO. The original was just the beginning of a long life of upgrades and capability jumps as we expanded our influence further and further away from Earth.

It'd have to use F-1 engines. There's nothing on Earth right now that generates that kind of thrust without SRB argumentation (SLS) or having about 30 engines (N-1). Get rid of the hand built clockworks and digitise everything though.

I'm not going to go into enormous amount of detail on it as most of my thoughts are in this thread
https://jmnet.one/sfs/forum/index.php?threads/nasas-lift-problem.4544/

yea one of the upgrades was the J-2 aerospike engines and yeah the Saturn II (thou no S-IC but with SRB from minuteman missile) and new F-1A engine for S-IC (but not flown)

 

[Horus Lupercal]

No, I mean with the MLV upgrades. S-1 of varying lengths, 5 F-1s underneath and 120-168-260in SRBs or F-1 powered LOX boosters strapped to the sides. Extended S-II using uprated J-2s (not aerospikes) and then either a massive payload fairing (similar to the one over Skylab) or a larger S-III/Nuclear stage

http://www.astronautix.com/s/saturnv.html

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

No, I mean with the MLV upgrades. S-1 of varying lengths, 5 F-1s underneath and 120-168-260in SRBs or F-1 powered LOX boosters strapped to the sides. Extended S-II using uprated J-2s (not aerospikes) and then either a massive payload fairing (similar to the one over Skylab) or a larger S-III/Nuclear stage

http://www.astronautix.com/s/saturnv.html

OHH yeah but the S-III your sayin is the NERVA right???

 

[Horus Lupercal]

If you look at the document, one possible option for a third stage is a nerva.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

I think a modern Sat 5 is a better choice than a SLS

 

[jerome_the_sfs_boss]

I think a modern Sat 5 is a better choice than a SLS

ye

 

[TtTOtW]

I think a modern Sat 5 is a better choice than a SLS

Can't argue with that.

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Can't argue with that.

yep maybe lets face it the billion dollar eatin rocket ahem SLS ahem