Plane geek stuff

Munchies_Matt

Er, do you know what the escape velocity is, the direction of travel, and what the average wind vector on planet earth? Now compare them. :)

R Giskard Reventlov

You need to come back down to earth.

Daniel Pfeffer

Calm down. Don't you know that the only difference between a "science" reporter and an ordinary reporter is that the "science" reporter can count to 21 without getting arrested for indecent exposure? :D

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CodeWraith

Munchies_Matt wrote:

velocity

Munchies_Matt wrote:

wind vector

Munchies_Matt wrote:

direction of travel

And that's the way the Falcon made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs. :-)

R Giskard Reventlov

Escape velocity[^] Putting all the pedantism aside, still marvelous achievements.

F ES Sitecore

Just do it when there is no wind. Can't believe NASA hasn't thought of this. Oh wait....maybe it's air resistance that's the problem, not wind resistance... :)

CodeWraith

And possibly the garish color[^] that your craft gets...

Duncan Edwards Jones

R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

Putting all the pedantism pedantry aside,

:-D

Lost User

CodeWraith wrote:

less than 12 parsecs

It needs to be fast as there aren't any toilets on board. Weirdly enough no spaceships in Star Wars seem to have any conveniences.. :~

Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

CodeWraith

And since a parallax second (parsec) is a unit of length (and not of time), it must be defined as the distance to the nearest toilet. :-)

Mel Padden

Sure I did, I just like it when a random news report makes me remember. I also wasn't aware that there was something atmospheric faster than the X-15, it's been a while since I was totally clued up about this stuff.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

Joan M

Then it's easy... just wait for non windy days... :rolleyes:

Nelek

Is that the new camouflage painting? Or is it that the quote of women in leading positions has reached the military as well? ;P :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

Nelek

The theory explained in the book "Limit" is way cooler.

M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

R Giskard Reventlov

Duncan Edwards Jones wrote:

Putting all the pedantism pedantry aside,

pedantism - definition of pedantism in English | Oxford Dictionaries[^] :-D :-D

W Balboos GHB

The narrator got it a bit wrong about why it's easier to go faster in space. Sure, gravity, as he claims, would be an obstacle IF one were opposing it, but the real hero (or lack thereof) is that there's no atmosphere to (1) slow the vehicle down, and (2) heat the vehicle up. It would go even slower under water . . .

Ravings en masse^

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CodeWraith

No, that's a X-15 covered with ablative heat protection, most probably before the flight.

Munchies_Matt

18,000 mph if memory serves me correctly. Puts a bit of wind into perspective eh? :)

Munchies_Matt

air+velocity=wind HOw fast is a rocket going? :)

Munchies_Matt

air doesnt have any resistance until it has velocity relative to the object whereupon it is wind. ;P