Re: space elevators untra ultralight materials

2005-10-08 Thread Wesley Bruce
Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Wesley Bruce's message of Sat, 08 Oct 2005 15:19:41 +1000: Hi, [snip] A key to space elevators, solar chimney technologies and big flying jet stream windmills is *zero weight building materials*. I have a design for such a material; an expanded foam

Re: space elevators untra ultralight materials

2005-10-08 Thread Rhong Dhong
--- Wesley Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not quite the bottom few kilometers would need to be alittle stifer than the rest of the cable. Winds at higher altitudes are not a problem on the equater but at ground level a few precautions are advisable. For the other application, solar

Re: space elevators untra ultralight materials

2005-10-08 Thread Standing Bear
On Saturday 08 October 2005 17:21, Rhong Dhong wrote: --- Wesley Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not quite the bottom few kilometers would need to be alittle stifer than the rest of the cable. Winds at higher altitudes are not a problem on the equater but at ground level a few

Re: space elevators untra ultralight materials

2005-10-07 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Wesley Bruce's message of Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:16:29 +1000: Hi, [snip] A key to space elevators, solar chimney technologies and big flying jet stream windmills is *zero weight building materials*. I have a design for such a material; an expanded foam filled with hydrogen and helium.

Re: space elevators untra ultralight materials

2005-10-07 Thread Wesley Bruce
Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Wesley Bruce's message of Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:16:29 +1000: Hi, [snip] A key to space elevators, solar chimney technologies and big flying jet stream windmills is *zero weight building materials*. I have a design for such a material; an expanded foam

Re: space elevators untra ultralight materials

2005-10-07 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Wesley Bruce's message of Sat, 08 Oct 2005 15:19:41 +1000: Hi, [snip] A key to space elevators, solar chimney technologies and big flying jet stream windmills is *zero weight building materials*. I have a design for such a material; an expanded foam filled with hydrogen and helium.