Project Underwater spaceport?

[_Designer_]

that sounds cool, but the pontoons and weight of the spacecraft with the landing and velocity could knock it around left and right. that force itself could flip the pontoon landing strip over if the weight is too heavy as well as the velocity and angle you're flying at.

I was thinking too for the tunnel, like on aircraft carriers, the naval jets have a hook to catch the wire on the runway. Perhaps adding that in the tunnel to start lowering velocity would be effective.

Now making it into the tunnel should not be that hard I think (should we remove all the flaws), simply lower velocity (since it will be in low altitude, there will be little chance of stalling) be at a comfortable distance from the tunnel, align your angle and prepare to land.

and on some of these comments, you guys are sounding like I'm actually going to build it irl, lol.

 

[dumbo2007]

Oh you are not

 

[theflyingfish]

What is the feasability/advantages of an underwater space bace compared to a conventional abovewater space bace? It appears to me that even without the massive extra cost/time associated with building/programming a complete spaceport underwater, the technical challenges of just landing make the project unfeasible. What possible advantages would an underwater spaceport have over an abovewater spaceport, besides secrecy? (And it wouldn't be secret anyway, because of the large amount of shipping required to transport the incredible amount of supplies necessary to run a spaceport to the middle of the ocean.)

 

[PeriapsisPrograde]

bace... bace

ಠ_ಠ

C'mon guys. KILL THE MEME! :chainsaw:

 

[River Crab]

ಠ_ಠ

C'mon guys. KILL THE MEME! :chainsaw:

Oh, stop it. You're leading the thread off bace.

 

[N_Molson]

and on some of these comments, you guys are sounding like I'm actually going to build it irl, lol.

Welcome to Orbiter-Forum ! :lol:

 

[palebluevoice]

What about a giant tailhook, like for an aircraft carrier, except it has propellers and a very advanced targeting system(very long with a winch, brake and rigid system, so you could lock the cable in place, swing the craft up, and then slowly let it down, but don't ask me about how to get this done). Just slow down and fly low in the general vicinity of the airport, and put the request in to ATC? Sounds most practical, from a technological perspective. If money is a concern, why are you launching rockets into space?

 

[Ghostrider]

Well, if underwater launches result in stuff like this, I'm all for it! :thumbup:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na0-nuGIzh8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na0-nuGIzh8&feature=related[/ame]

Yamato... HASSHIN!

 

[Izack]

What about a giant tailhook, like for an aircraft carrier, except it has propellers and a very advanced targeting system(very long with a winch, brake and rigid system, so you could lock the cable in place, swing the craft up, and then slowly let it down, but don't ask me about how to get this done).

Don't think that'll go over well with the FAA/CAA.

 

[palebluevoice]

Don't think that'll go over well with the FAA/CAA.

I said tailhook, I meant arrester cable(didn't know the name for either), except the arrester cable would have a hook and the propellor/targeting system I talked about.

 

[Izack]

I said tailhook, I meant arrester cable(didn't know the name for either), except the arrester cable would have a hook and the propellor/targeting system I talked about.

I'm probably misinterpreting this. In layman's terms would this be (essentially) a giant flying rope+hook to catch descending spacecraft? o_o

 

[RS-232]

Well, if underwater launches result in stuff like this, I'm all for it! :thumbup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na0-nuGIzh8&feature=related

Yamato... HASSHIN!

Star blazers! I loved that series

 

[garyw]

So you build a giant arresting wire, propellers, super accurate targetting mechanism, strengthend hull on your spacecraft, special aircraft to practice the landing........ or use a runway?

Reminds me of this -> http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/The_Complicator_0x27_s_Gloves.aspx

 

[jangofett287]

What about a giant tailhook, like for an aircraft carrier, except it has propellers and a very advanced targeting system(very long with a winch, brake and rigid system, so you could lock the cable in place, swing the craft up, and then slowly let it down, but don't ask me about how to get this done). Just slow down and fly low in the general vicinity of the airport, and put the request in to ATC? Sounds most practical, from a technological perspective. If money is a concern, why are you launching rockets into space?

So let me get this straight. Your going to catch the incoming ships with what is essentially a giant grappling hook. That sounds like more of a maintenance nightmare than my idea! Either that or you mean giant, mid-air arrestor cables, which I can tell you now will just cause more casualties...

Well, if underwater launches result in stuff like this, I'm all for it! :thumbup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na0-nuGIzh8&feature=related

Yamato... HASSHIN!

Ah, Space Battleship Yamato. Just remember that the Wave Motion Cannon is really just a glorified retro engine.

 

[Izack]

Ah, Space Battleship Yamato. Just remember that the Wave Motion Cannon is really just a glorified retro engine.

:rofl:
Reversal of that rule of space combat: The more powerful an engine is, the greater its potential as a weapon. The more powerful this weapon is, the greater its potential as an engine! (Except it looks like Yamato has some sort of inertia-controlling device anyway, so all reaction engines are beyond uselessness in that scenario. )

 

[Ghostrider]

Well, the Wave Motion Gun was used as a retroengine in one instance.

Episode 12, Series 2 now that I remember.

 

[River Crab]

So let me get this straight. Your going to catch the incoming ships with what is essentially a giant grappling hook.

Universal grappling hook?
For Orbiter?

Finally, a use for such an addon? :lol:

 

[_Designer_]

anyone wanna try a demo of this project? I started working and blender is hard to play with, lol

 

[garyw]

Do you mean a special type of AC (Aircraft Carrier) that can recover spacecraft that has the ability to glide?

No. I mean a version of the [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Training_Aircraft"]STA[/ame] for astronaunts to practice this insane 'landing'.

anyone wanna try a demo of this project? I started working and blender is hard to play with, lol

how are you going to handle the dowhill landing in orbiter?

 

[marooder86]

anyone wanna try a demo of this project? I started working and blender is hard to play with, lol

If you haven't found it yet here's a good start for a Blender beginer and plenty of tutorials for more advenced users.:tiphat: