Iron Hill Project Thread

[mojoey]

Mercury is smaller than Ganymede, I think the Arrow can do it! And DanSteph was talking about planets with atmosphere...
And TMac, do you have any hi-res texture of the Chao-Meng-Fu crater?

even then, the Arrow is one big ship, and Mercury's gravitational pull is far more of Ganymede

 

[Felipi1205]

I know, but the main problem isn't gravity, is the atmospheric drag. You can takeoff from Mars without problems, but the atmosphere is a problem if you want realism...

 

[mojoey]

I know, but the main problem isn't gravity, is the atmospheric drag. You can takeoff from Mars without problems, but the atmosphere is a problem if you want realism...

time to call in the Spaceballs :lol:

 

[Felipi1205]

:lol:

 

[TMac3000]

And TMac, do you have any hi-res texture of the Chao-Meng-Fu crater?

I don't, but I plan to use Orulex for the terrain. It isn't perfect, but it will do in a pinch

Okay, here's a diagram of the proposed base

 

[TMac3000]

And a full-scale mockup at White Sands. Use the UMMU to take a tour

 

[mojoey]

I don't, but I plan to use Orulex for the terrain. It isn't perfect, but it will do in a pinch

Okay, here's a diagram of the proposed base

airlocks? Unless we use the Rover's to get around...in that case...I CALL SHOTGUN!!!:lol:

 

[RisingFury]

Mercury is smaller than Ganymede, I think the Arrow can do it! And DanSteph was talking about planets with atmosphere...
And TMac, do you have any hi-res texture of the Chao-Meng-Fu crater?

No, gravity is a function of object's density. Mercury is a really dense planet, while Ganymede is comparatively thin. 5.43 g / cm^3 for Mercury, 1.94 g/cm^3 for Ganymede.

I know, but the main problem isn't gravity, is the atmospheric drag. You can takeoff from Mars without problems, but the atmosphere is a problem if you want realism...

No, atmospheric drag is not really a problem - at least not with a vessel that has high thrust and lots of detla-v. The Arrow can lose some velocity before entering the atmosphere to minimize heating from drag and air compression.

The problem is that if the vertical lift produced by the Arrow is not enough to counter gravity, it will drop right out of the sky and never take off again.

 

[TMac3000]

Its an inflatable base, you'll be able to walk around inside without suits. Just remember to put them on before you drive one out of the base:lol:

 

[mojoey]

Its an inflatable base, you'll be able to walk around inside without suits. Just remember to put them on before you drive one out of the base:lol:

how big is orulex? I have like 300Mb left for orbiter space, so I want to make it count

 

[TMac3000]

the d/l isn't even 1 mb

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111 posts My first megathread

 

[Felipi1205]

Hey! The Orulex model for Mercry isn't realistic, shouldn't we create a heightmap for Mercury?

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No, gravity is a function of object's density. Mercury is a really dense planet, while Ganymede is comparatively thin. 5.43 g / cm^3 for Mercury, 1.94 g/cm^3 for Ganymede.
The problem is that if the vertical lift produced by the Arrow is not enough to counter gravity, it will drop right out of the sky and never take off again.

I know, I've been reading some datas about the planet Mercury in the last months. Mercury is dense because of the solid iron in the core. The second planet in density... But I think the Arrow can do it!

 

[TMac3000]

That would be fine...but I don't know how

 

[Felipi1205]

I could try to create my own heightmap using my level 9 texture, until the arrival date it may be ready (oviously)! I only need some help on how to convert the textures to the Orulex's format...

 

[TMac3000]

Well, in that case you've got until mid-to-late August...should be plenty of time

 

[TMac3000]

Starting constructing the scenario this morning. All the necessary ships and cargo have been procured.

And I hate to keep nagging about this but

We need pilots

 

[Felipi1205]

Yeah! We need of pilots!!! Please, anyone can do this?

 

[mojoey]

Since Im ground crew, I can pilot a drop ship.

 

[Lord Wasteland]

I can fly an XR2. Maybe I can be pilot/base-crew?

 

[mojoey]

I think Solar2 is open...I could use an XR co-pilot. I suggest using A DG instead of the XR, since the capacity is 5, and there's 5 ground operators, also, it can land on an XPDR beacon, so a probe launched from the arrow could designate the target site, and one EI is complete (if mercury has an atmosphere i dont remember) the pilot can activate that feature