On Thu, 2003-05-29 at 09:59, Pierce Nichols wrote: > A man-rated SSTO is quite a sizeable vehicle -- if the tanks are > designed to crush properly and the crew cabin is on top, you will have at > least 10m through which to decelerate. IIRC, ppl have take 16 G continuos > on their backs with their legs up -- it should be no problem whatsoever.
It seems to me that the generally accepted solution to this problem is parachutes - either some sort of ejection system for the crew or the whole crew cabin, or (probably preferably) for the whole vehicle. I wonder how much additional volume in the form of gasbags you'd have to add to the tanks to make the vehicle lighter than air? -- If this helped you, please take the time to rate the value of this post: <http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=kg6cvv>
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