On Sat, 10 Aug 2002 17:06:53 -0700, Adrian Tymes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>This will make the rocket less efficient, but by this point we're almost
>out of fuel, so inefficiency here doesn't matter as much.
I would phrase this as, "we're almost done with the burn," since the
amount of fuel remaining isn't really relevant.
>What am I missing/forgetting?
I think the biggest problem is mass fraction. As usual with SSTO, we
have very little margin. A mechanical system to make the vehicle
wider would probably use more than 500% of our available mass margin.
I just can't see a way to make one light enough.
-R
--
"Sutton is the beginning of wisdom -
but only the beginning."
-- Jeff Greason
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