PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Anthony on May 27, 2020, 04:34:47 AM
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Reason to celebrate? I think so, but of course, NASA wants you to STAY HOME.
For the first time in almost a decade, two American astronauts are heading to the International Space Station aboard a rocket launched from U.S. soil. The launch will take place at 4:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, marking an end of nine years of dependence on Russia for transporting astronauts from around the globe to the space station.
The historic launch will take place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the site of the final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis is 2011 and the same launch site where men blasted off for the first moon landing.
It's not the Saturn V, and we aren't visiting other planetary bodies, but it is a start and better than riding on a Russian Soyuz rocket. However, it is Elon Musk and Space X, so.........
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/26/nasa-urges-americans-to-watch-historic-rocket-launch-from-home-local-sheriff-wont-police-in-person-crowd/
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, in partnership with Nasa, to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Florida carrying two American astronauts
In a historic moment a decade in the making, the skies above Florida will light up on Wednesday when the launch of a rocket born from a groundbreaking public-private partnership returns the United States to the business of human spaceflight.
Not since the retirement of Nasa’s space shuttle fleet in 2011 has the US possessed the capability to send its own astronauts into orbit, and the success of this week’s mission, formally known as SpaceX Demo-2, is likely to shape the direction of the space agency’s near-Earth ambitions for a generation.
At 4.33pm, a Dragon crew capsule attached to a Falcon 9 rocket is set to take flight from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, bound for the international space station (ISS). It will carry two Americans as test pilots, both veterans of previous space shuttle missions. They will remain there for up to three months while mission managers evaluate the spaceship’s performance.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/may/26/spacex-nasa-human-space-launch
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I hope they are wearing their N95 masks while they’re up there.
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I hope they are wearing their N95 masks while they’re up there.
Heaven forbid they are just shown with their helmets and Hepa filtered air! ;D
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I'm glad to see that we're finally back in the space game, and not relying on our adversaries, to get into space. More space and science, less entitlements is the way to go.
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Reason to celebrate? I think so, but of course, NASA wants you to STAY HOME.
It's not the Saturn V, and we aren't visiting other planetary bodies, but it is a start and better than riding on a Russian Soyuz rocket. However, it is Elon Musk and Space X, so.........
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/26/nasa-urges-americans-to-watch-historic-rocket-launch-from-home-local-sheriff-wont-police-in-person-crowd/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/may/26/spacex-nasa-human-space-launch
I just wish their space suits didn’t look like something out of a Woody Allen movie.
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I just wish their space suits didn’t look like something out of a Woody Allen movie.
Is the crew all female, Black and Lesbian?
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Is the crew all female, Black and Lesbian?
No, they are two toxically masculine white men - one USAF guy and one Marine Colonel who flew F-18s.
I’m quite offended.
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No, they are two toxically masculine white men - one USAF guy and one Marine Colonel who flew F-18s.
I’m quite offended.
Well now you're just Mansplaining so I'm out.
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Well now you're just Mansplaining so I'm out.
Lol.
Well at least I’m not:
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^^^LOL!!! That's Man-SPREADING! Also, NOT ALLOWED!!!
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Ok, is it me, but those spacesuits look like they were designed by Tron Guy?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard
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Ok, is it me, but those spacesuits look like they were designed by Tron Guy?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Maynard
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6996243602_8fd969c3fc.jpg)
(http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tron_costume_6.png)
Jay's the MAN!!!
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/27/falcon-9-crew-dragon-demo-2-mission-status-center/
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Aborted. They weren't able to make the sucker hole. Gonna try again Saturday.
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Aborted. They weren't able to make the sucker hole. Gonna try again Saturday.
Oh. Fwew... I thought you meant Jay's pregnancy.
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Oh. Fwew... I thought you meant Jay's pregnancy.
LOL!
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He should be flying a Questar Venture.
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He should be flying a Questar Venture.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRIgieGDk4NUU68nkZwsTg0xM37KayK_ZZmJD0C_aojCslzcxBU&usqp=CAU)
Just looked up the specs.
This jumped out. Wow.
Weights and Loadings
Empty-----------------------------------------------------------------------1,200 lbs.
Maximum ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2,000 lbs.
Maximum landing weight ……………………….………………….. 2,000 lbs.
Useful Load --------------------------------------------------------------- 760 lbs.
Fuel capacity --------------------------------------------------------------- 54 gal.
Useable fuel capacity --------------------------------------------------53.5 gal.
Wing loading ……………………………………………………….. 27.6 lbs/sq. ft.
Power loading -------------------------------------------------------- 7.1 lbs/hp.
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Just looked up the specs.
This jumped out. Wow.
Weights and Loadings
Empty-----------------------------------------------------------------------1,200 lbs.
Maximum ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2,000 lbs.
Maximum landing weight ……………………….………………….. 2,000 lbs.
Useful Load --------------------------------------------------------------- 760 lbs.
Fuel capacity --------------------------------------------------------------- 54 gal.
Useable fuel capacity --------------------------------------------------53.5 gal.
Wing loading ……………………………………………………….. 27.6 lbs/sq. ft.
Power loading -------------------------------------------------------- 7.1 lbs/hp.
Don’t chop the power until you’re 6” above the runway!
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Don’t chop the power until you’re 6” above the runway!
It's definitely a hot plane. Hmmmmm..........
The Numbers
Vx (best angle of climb) …………………………………………………………………………… 90 KIAS
Vy (best rate of climb) …………………………………………………………………………… 130 KIAS
Va (design maneuvering) ……………………………………………………………………….. 156 KIAS
Vle (gear max extend speed) ………………………………………………………………….. 170 KIAS
Vno (maximum structural cruising speed) ……………………………………………… 265 KIAS
Vne (never exceed speed) ……………………………………………………………………… 300 KIAS
Vr (rotation) ………………………………….………………………………………………………… 70 KIAS
Vsl (stall, clean) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 68 KIAS
Vso (stall, landing configuration) ……………………………………………………………. 61 KIAS
Performance
Takeoff distance (over 50 ft. obstacle) ……………………………………………………. 1,000 ft.
Landing distance (over 50 ft. obstacle) …………………………………………………… 1,600 ft.
Rate of climb (sea level) ……………………………………………………………….. 2500+ ft./min.
Cruise speed @ 12,000 ft. @ 13 gp………………………………………………………. 240 KTAS
Top speed @ sea level ………………………………………………………………………… 250+ KIAS
Range @ 12,000 ft. (max cruise, VFR reserves) ……………………………………. 1000 NM
Range @ 12,000 ft. (max cruise, IFR reserves) …………………………………………. 800 NM
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(http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tron_costume_6.png)
Jay's the MAN!!!
I have heard of dogs and their owner's looking alike, but never airplanes and their owner's looking alike!
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I have heard of dogs and their owner's looking alike, but never airplanes and their owner's looking alike!
even the bubble.
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even the bubble.
You guys are mean. :D
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You guys are mean. :D
Wearing that suit with that "physique" (lol)...
don't get me wrong, I'm no adonis (old, short, bald, and overweight), but geez, there are people that just shouldn't wear spandex or speedos.
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Starship SN4 exploded today just after its fifth static test fire. While different from the Falcon 9 I’m guessing some MSM outlets will try to tie the explosion to the first manned space flight on the Falcon 9.
The owners of this video made this statement in a comment to their video “Speaking of which, mainstream media can stop asking me for permission to use this video. That is not happening, we don't sell content so you can be dramatic. This video is for our informed community.”
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This video shows both the test fire, a short while later what appears to be sudden leakage and subsequent explosion. No audio.
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Back on topic.
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Back on topic.
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Really??? After some of the pictures you post? I may never recover!!!
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They did it! Yay!
https://www.foxnews.com/science/spacex-launches-nasa-astronauts
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CRAP! I forgot to watch!
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CRAP! I forgot to watch!
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I watched it with my 15 year old and wife.
My wife and I remember the Challenger and were hoping for the best.
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Read it here first, because I can’t believe I’m saying this:
Bravo Zulu to Elon Musk.
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Read it here first, because I can’t believe I’m saying this:
Bravo Zulu to Elon Musk.
Give credit where due. He pulled it off. Hopefully this is the start to bigger and better things to come.
(https://media.townhall.com/Townhall/Car/b/mrz053120dAPR20200529064517.jpg)
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Read it here first, because I can’t believe I’m saying this:
Bravo Zulu to Elon Musk.
I agree. Plus he is threatening to move Tesla out of California.
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I agree. Plus he is threatening to move Tesla out of California.
Plus the left hates him now because he doesn’t want to destroy his own company to destroy California to destroy the U.S to get rid of Trump.