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Altaïr

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This thing can fly View attachment 32136 explain this scientists
In this problem, three forces are applied:
- Thrust T = n×fc×g×Isp/2, where n is the total number of RCS, fc their fuel consumption and Isp their specific impulse.
- Weight W = m×g, where g is local gravity, which can be calculated with the formula g=µ/(R+h)^2, R being the radius of Earth, and h altitude.
- Drag Q=1/2×ρ×v^2, with ρ the local atmosphere density (you have ρ=ρ0×exp(-c×h)), and v speed of the ship.

Notice that because of the fuel consumption the ship mass is variable and is given by:
m=m0×(1-n×fc×t/2).

Then, the Newton law allows us to write:
ΣF = m×a
Which gives the final equation:
a = n×fc×g×Isp/(2×m0×(1-n×fc×t/2)) - g - 1/2×ρ0×exp(-c×h)×v^2/(m0×(1-n×fc×t/2))

The resolution of this equation shows that under certain conditions a is positive, and then the ship can fly.

Hey, you wanted a scientific explanation right? :p

Scientist:
1. RCS glitch
2. Aero glitch
3. RCS has highest TWR of all engines in game, but worse efficiency. It will fly, but not for long.
Yeah... That too.
 

Jez 10

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Ask me, Kirk isn't even doing launches now, even tho we have the space cooperation pact we had when he joined Delta : P

aaaaaahh... he even tried to force me to be a socialist... n-now... I don't have headpats for a week now... u... uuuuuu...

Yeah other than that, he provided me an w/expansion rocket, with my moon lander and my astronauts as a payload, and let me used his launchpads in SR Coronia...
 

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Welcome to Starfleet, Cadet. Keep training your skills and some day you would be a good ship builder for our Fleet!
Kirk TGM he made some Noice Enterprise like ships and docks :) :)

Btw is the starfleet back again here?? :) :)