tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8255403282002340366..comments2024-03-29T04:54:50.435-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Space tourism draws ever closerPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12698615243780932852014-01-16T21:50:44.164-06:002014-01-16T21:50:44.164-06:00Rolf: at a good guess, this thing's basically ...Rolf: at a good guess, this thing's basically a glider on re-entry. Gliders tend to have a string (or several) that tell the pilot which way the airflow is going over the nose, to they can correct for being the tiniest bit askew. (Instant response, too - no instrument lag to string in the airflow.) Therefore, I'd hazard it's a string, for the same purpose. <br /><br />OldNFO - makes me wonder how much air they've actually got going over the surfaces - and when do they pass through mach 1 on the way down? The very concept of a supersonic glider stretches my brain.On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77988441413656254362014-01-16T21:46:07.445-06:002014-01-16T21:46:07.445-06:00Pretty bird. Looks like a good ride, but I do not...Pretty bird. Looks like a good ride, but I do not need to be one of the first, but maybe some day.<br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15115208119808814532014-01-16T13:51:36.106-06:002014-01-16T13:51:36.106-06:00That looks like fun. Given the ability & $$$ t...That looks like <i>fun</i>. Given the ability & $$$ to do so, I'd go in a New York minute.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-48989325791365950972014-01-16T11:14:48.775-06:002014-01-16T11:14:48.775-06:00Those are some interesting little gyrations both i...Those are some interesting little gyrations both in pitch and roll during the pitch up... Makes me wonder about control authority...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46307314640352576062014-01-16T00:37:31.244-06:002014-01-16T00:37:31.244-06:00Cool. What's the sparks / lightning / string o...Cool. What's the sparks / lightning / string or whatever shipping around the nozzle around 1:20 or so, and a little later when viewed straight back from the fuselage around 1:50?Rolfhttp://www.thestarscameback.comnoreply@blogger.com