frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWho will win the technology race: VacMagLev, or hypersonic planes?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareWho will win the technology race: VacMagLev, or hypersonic planes?frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoFrom that gif it looks like the sky hook has to be orbiting. But then its release point is giving objects twice the velocity required for orbit.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoDepends where you release. I haven’t actually done the orbital calculations for this, but I’m assuming there’s some setup that would work for juggling scheduled flights around the globe. If not, it’s a better propulsion technique or bust, basically.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah, there must be some point on the arc that gets you back to some point on Earth
From that gif it looks like the sky hook has to be orbiting. But then its release point is giving objects twice the velocity required for orbit.
Depends where you release. I haven’t actually done the orbital calculations for this, but I’m assuming there’s some setup that would work for juggling scheduled flights around the globe. If not, it’s a better propulsion technique or bust, basically.
Yeah, there must be some point on the arc that gets you back to some point on Earth