Re: [TML] More meteoric reentry thoughts Caleuche 28 Jan 2018 02:49 UTC
And from the references that leads to JTAS 11 page 16. It allows for reentries from velocities as high as 14 km/sec, quite a bit faster than I'm simulating here. -------- Original Message -------- On January 27, 2018 6:33 PM, Thomas Jones-Low <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: >On 1/27/2018 9:15 PM, Tim wrote: >>On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 08:22:15PM -0500, Caleuche wrote: >>>So I turned to the next obvious option: lifepods. Somewhere I had >>> once seen a drawing of a Traveller lifepod intended for reentry that >>> was not pressurized (and open to space even) which basically was a >>> mass of ablative material on the front, with a space for the >>> Traveller to lay down on immediately behind it. >>>That doesn't seem survivable. You would want at least some shielding >> from the radiative heat flux and later transsonic airflow around the >> pod. >> >http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Personal_Reentry_Kit > > This is one of the early Traveller pieces of cool technology. The idea is to > have a very small frame and a package of foam for a really light weight package > before being deployed. > > > Thomas Jones-Low > >Work: xxxxxx@softstart.com > Home: xxxxxx@gmail.com > >The Traveller Mailing List > Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml > Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com > To unsubscribe from this list please go to >http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=0og3DHdoRHgL9lI7peOXYWnk6UF4c1zE >