John Carmack wrote:
http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=257
Gee, those jet vanes sure have some blunt leading edges- if only for
aesthetic reasons, I would have spent a few minutes beveling them a
bit on a grinder. Of course, I doubt if it would really reduce the
John Carmack wrote:
http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=257
I have some doubts on the stability of the axles, as they seem rather thin
compared to the surface and weight of the vanes. Eventual danger of bending
fatigue of the axle at the place where it goes in the
At 08:33 AM 5/10/2004 -0700, you wrote:
John Carmack wrote:
http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=257
Gee, those jet vanes sure have some blunt leading edges- if only for
aesthetic reasons, I would have spent a few minutes beveling them a bit on
a grinder. Of course,
At 07:09 PM 5/10/2004 +0200, you wrote:
John Carmack wrote:
http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=257
I have some doubts on the stability of the axles, as they seem rather thin
compared to the surface and weight of the vanes. Eventual danger of bending
fatigue of the
At 10:18 PM 5/9/2004 -0400, Henry Spencer wrote:
On Sun, 9 May 2004, John Carmack wrote:
http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=257
Hmm... A possible alternative to the cracked trace theory is that it's
got Surface Acoustic Wave filters in it somewhere; they are sonic
John Carmack wrote:
JC The axles are 1/2 316 stainless, which should be fine for the couple
JC hundred pounds of static force they should see. Vibration may be an issue,
JC we will have to see...
The yield strength of 316 is only about 250 MPa. If the downward force on the vane
had for
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On Sun, 9 May 2004, John Carmack wrote:
http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=257
Hmm... A possible alternative to the cracked trace theory is that it's
got Surface Acoustic Wave filters in it somewhere; they are sonic in
nature and have at least the potential to be
