Author Topic: Buran vs USA's space shuttle (Read 2200 times)

Ike 2K# · « **on:** January 13, 2003, 11:43:53 PM »

study shows that the Buran shuttle is supperior to the US space shutte because.........

1. it can carry more payload (since it doesnt have main engines like the shuttle

2. throttle settings can be change with the Energia booster (once the US shuttle's booster is on, it cannot be turned off)

3. The buran can be flown unmanned and she can land by herself (she can land with wind speeds up to 30 mph)

Hangtime · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2003, 11:47:00 PM »

LOL!!!

funkedup · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2003, 11:48:24 PM »

That's great. Guess how many Burans they have?

NUKE · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2003, 12:01:29 AM »

studies show that the space shuttle has been in service for many years. How long has Buran shuttle been operating?

NUKE · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2003, 12:05:46 AM »

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The first and only orbital launch of the shuttle Buran was at 3:00 GMT on November 15, 1988. The flight was unmanned, as the life support system had not been checked out and the CRT displays had no software installed. The vehicle was launched on the powerful Energiya booster into an 247 by 256 km orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination. The Buran orbited the Earth twice before firing its thrusters for reentry. The flight ended at 6:25 GMT when the vehicle touched down at Tyuratum. The Buran 1 mission was limited to 2 orbits due to computer memory limitations.

Sounds like they maybe 20 years behind US as usual

NUKE · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2003, 12:07:52 AM »

on a lighter note: I wonder why the Russian shuttle seems to look kinda like the US shuttle? Coincidence I guess.

mietla · « **Reply #6 on:** January 14, 2003, 12:09:07 AM »

Someone was selling Buran on eBay for a bottle of vodka.

Tommy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 14, 2003, 12:14:58 AM »

NASA says it looks like the shuttle because the shuttle plans can be baught from them. As can be for all publicly funded programs. Saw it on Discovery chennel.

hawk220 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 14, 2003, 01:33:58 AM »

LOL, the Trabant of space shuttles

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 14, 2003, 01:42:46 AM »

What made u think the space shuttle couldn't fly unmanned ?

Dowding · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2003, 02:33:01 AM »

The 'Concordeski' aircraft was also superior to its rival. The crash at the Paris air show is now thought to be due to a French Mirage taking pictures and shadowing it from above. The Russian pilot pushed the nose forward to avoid a collision and stalled the engines. He got most of them restarted during the dive, but by this time, he exceeded the stress limitation of the airframe pulling out and it broke up.

In terms of aerodynamics the Russians have always been up there. Anyone see that program on the 'Caspian Sea Dragon'?

john9001 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2003, 03:06:43 AM »

i get so tired of people always saying russia is always better than the USA (b-29) some people seem to want to put down the USA because we are so good, if the russians did not have stolen plans of USA stuff they would have nothing.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2003, 03:11:48 AM »

Generally speaking Russains tend to be better at aerodynmics and mechanical things, the USA tends to be better in electronics and overall sophistication and refinement.

john9001 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2003, 03:20:38 AM »

yeah? where is the russian blackbird? oh , they didn't steal the plans yet or they don't have the titanium or (insert excuse)

Dowding · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2003, 03:21:34 AM »

That's why they'd make a good team Grunherz.

Of course, the real Concorde is the only aircraft that does super-sonic passenger flight economically, and has done so for the last 30+ years. I believe that is the true achievement.

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if the russians did not have stolen plans of USA stuff they would have nothing.

And by that logic, if the US et al hadn't stolen plans from the Nazis, they would have nothing.

The Cold War has been over for some time.