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Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Major_Hans on January 08, 2003, 04:27:49 PM

You tell me if I'm flying too high

Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Sancho on January 08, 2003, 05:11:25 PM

nice formation... but not very practical or safe to fly that close in microgravity with full thrust being applied.  you would almost have to have a network linking all ships so that they all thrust at the same exact moment, and a computer making tiny thrusts to maintain position.

It's airshow pretty, and with conventional aircraft in atmospheric fight, it would be a good way to concentrate firepower on a large target.  But in space, you don't really have to have your nose pointed at what your shooting, so wouldn't you want to have your ships dispersed a bit more for safety?

I'm just giving you a hard time.  Nice pic, nice model. :)

Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Ridge on January 08, 2003, 06:05:30 PM

ya, Orbiter is a nice game.

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 11, 2003, 02:29:12 PM

I have something that may get them to dive though

Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Chaos68 on January 11, 2003, 03:12:06 PM

Isnt those from some 80's movie? (first post)

Where do you get that program? is it a game or just a program?

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Post by: sev on January 11, 2003, 03:42:08 PM

http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 11, 2003, 05:20:47 PM

The ships are from Babalon 5.

The game is a freeware space flight simulator alot like Microsoft Flight simulator.  Very complex, but no combat.  I added the StarFury fighters because they're a favorite of mine.

I am currently adding the Millenium Falcon for fun right now.

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 12, 2003, 04:04:06 PM

And she is done.  I'm not going to waste any more time on this one.

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Post by: frank3 on January 13, 2003, 09:08:04 AM

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Originally posted by Major_Hans
I'm not going to waste any more time on this one.

you're not?.......:D

Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Major_Hans on January 13, 2003, 09:58:02 AM

Nope.  There is always room for improvments to the models.  Glass for instance.

Instead I've decided to start making more models.  Different models.  Like space stations and such.

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 13, 2003, 05:27:56 PM

like this rocket shuttle

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Post by: Russian on January 13, 2003, 09:05:34 PM

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Originally posted by Major_Hans
And she is done.  I'm not going to waste any more time on this one.

Did you do FM to it or just model? I'd like to fly that...

Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Major_Hans on January 16, 2003, 11:22:15 PM

Well, I did the flight model too, if you can call it that.  The flight model just simply has the Millenium Falcon with main, retro, and hover thrusters.  It won't fly areodynamically.  It does have a long lasting fuel supply and alot of thrust.  Wings are not needed.

In fact test flying it I actually started to get re-entry flames over the ship's hull while in a shallow climb.  Thats alot of power.

Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Russian on January 17, 2003, 09:21:33 AM

How about a download link? :)

or email is simfreak777@hotmail.com

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 17, 2003, 07:19:48 PM

The game itself, called Orbiter.

http://www.orbitersim.com

The addon repository (actually it's a site for alot of different flight sims, including orbiter.

http://www.avsim.com

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Post by: Russian on January 17, 2003, 10:54:56 PM

Thanks

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 18, 2003, 11:02:52 AM

Your welcome.

Pardon this screenshot, but somebody on Orbitersim forums is trying to figure out some 3D C.A.D. program and needs some help.

Title: Altitude monkeys?
Post by: Major_Hans on January 18, 2003, 09:27:03 PM

And another rocket.

You guys should check this game out.  If you like flight sims, this one is tough to beat.

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 19, 2003, 09:33:11 AM

She is up and flying now

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 19, 2003, 12:36:07 PM

And the radical areobrake/parachute design I am going to use.  This comes from the Avco corporation, not my own twisted mind.

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 19, 2003, 10:26:48 PM

A better view of the Shuttle C

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 19, 2003, 10:27:34 PM

And her Roton landing style capsule.

Better than that contraption I had above.

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 23, 2003, 08:08:26 PM

My moon lander.

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Post by: frank3 on January 24, 2003, 06:57:22 AM

I prefer my TBM-Avenger :D

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Post by: Major_Hans on January 26, 2003, 04:55:47 PM

Yeah, well I just can't help myself.  The Shuttle-C wasnt' big enough.  A paltry 80 metric tonnes to low Earth Orbit.  Phah!

Try this guy.  Ares two stage rocket with advanced solid rocket boosters.  120 metric tonnes to low Earth Orbit.

Now we're talking Mars flights by humans!