ferram4 changed the topic of #RO to: Welcome to the discussion channel for the Realism Overhaul (meta)mod for KSP! Realism Overhaul Main Thread https://goo.gl/wH7Dzb ! RO Spreadsheet http://goo.gl/Oem3g0 ! Code of Conduct http://goo.gl/wOSv2M ! | Maximal & soundnfury's RP-1 Race Into Space Signup: http://bit.ly/2DEVm2i [15:01] <soundnfury> Straight Eight Stronk (and) RP-0/1 is basically "Space Agency Spreadsheet Simulator"
<Bornholio>
rokker its gonna have frickin laser beams
<Rokker>
Bornholio: I'm not sure how much of a gun guy you are but fox news somehow turned an article about the Next Gen Squad Automatic Rifle into an article about how it has a chamber pressure matching that of an M1 Abrams and therefore the new army machine gun is literally putting the power of abrams into infantryman's hands
<Bornholio>
thats what she said
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<Maxsimal>
@soundnfury Looks great :) Your documentation is amazing. Are you posting that program in a thread someplace?
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<schnobs>
two quick questions, if anyone's around to answer them...
<Qboid>
soundnfury: I'll redirect this as soon as they are around.
<schnobs>
a) can principia help me cope with a 2-hr departure burn?
<soundnfury>
schnobs: I believe so (but I haven't used it myself so don't know for sure)
<schnobs>
b) trying to fly in Mars' thin atmosphere, I manage a landing speed of 300m/s. Is there a point in adding MOAR WING or will just cease working once I slow down too much?
<soundnfury>
Some people, when faced with a problem, think "I know, I'll use principia". Now you have ∫problems dt
<schnobs>
Also, hello soundnfury -- long time no see.
<soundnfury>
hiya :)
<soundnfury>
lift is proportional to v², so doubling the wing area will reduce landing speed by just 30%
<schnobs>
Yeah, I was afraid it'd be something like that.
<soundnfury>
(well, that's true if 300m/s is subsonic. I'm not sure off the top of my head what Mach 1 is on Mars...)
<soundnfury>
I think that HOTOL on Mars just doesn't make engineering sense.
<schnobs>
'twas two days ago, but if memory serves it was barely subsonic.
<schnobs>
Well, I'm still trying to conquer space. I seriously consider fattening mars' atmosphere to pre-mariner standards.
<soundnfury>
oh is this Collier's-stylee?
<soundnfury>
I'd forgotten you were doing that
<soundnfury>
I think for that, yeah, you should thicken the atmosphere, otherwise it's just not feasible
<schnobs>
yeah, dusted it off again.
<soundnfury>
anyway, /me -> zzz
<soundnfury>
nn schnobs
<schnobs>
Though if i had the parts, the Phil Bono lander has even more style