These are probably the best pictures of SpaceShipOne I've seen.
Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
Those are great photos.
Thanks!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Thanks for posting that link! Those were great photos.
Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
Is Burt Rutan even human??? He's got some of the greatest/wierdest designs I've ever seen!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Those are great photos! I think they are even better than the ones at the company's Official Site. He got some great angles...
Farmgirl
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Anybody know what the reason is for using those port holes instead of a regular windshield on the White Knight? I mean, it looks incredibly cool, but I'm sure there are reasons for it other than aesthetics.
Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
The smaller surface area of the glass means less force trying to pop it out, and the smaller span means less stress trying to break it. Round windows don't have corners (duh!) to cause odd stress patterns.
Plus, I wonder if maybe he got a deal on a bunch of round portals left over from some other project? Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
Yeah, I figured it was a pressure thing.
I prefer big windshields, personally.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
That makes sense. So does his getting a deal on a bunch of portholes left over from another project. Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
That is cool in ways I can't even describe.
*wants to go to space*
*sigh*
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
Rutan does not seem like the kind of guy who would limit his design by trying to use left over hardware. The porthole design probably meets the design criteria more cheaply and simply.
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