sevenperforce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I wonder if they have already fit the legs under the skirt along with the engines. DC-X certainly had a footprint smaller than its diameter, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 45 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: I wonder if they have already fit the legs under the skirt along with the engines. DC-X certainly had a footprint smaller than its diameter, after all. Idk what they are doing for engine configs on the final version, but even with 6 vacuum bells down there, there will be 6 holes for landing legs and/or aft cargo. I think we saw 6 leg mounts maybe? That would also solve the heat shielding problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 They are lifting the bottom section and moving it somewhere. We haven't seen the bottom yet, I think it's been obscured by buildings, but I'd imagine if they are moving it, they are either putting it on another mount, or it has legs. A hole has been cut out of the nose. Pics on the NSF thread. They are vehemently against image reposting so here is the link to page 10: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48895.180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 They're rotating the tank section, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 No view of the engines sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 They also might be moving it to a crawler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wjolcz Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Is it me or does one side look a lot shinier than the other? I thought this wasn't space-worthy hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Ah, so they’re going to roll it over to the nose section and then mate the two together. Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, tater said: They look like they are far more triangular in cross-section than the lower flaps: What if the forward fins are fixed rather than moveable?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: What if the forward fins are fixed rather than moveable?? It needs both... could it be a forward strake? Ie: strake, fin thing, chine... more chine... large fin? Didn't an older version have little leg blisters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, tater said: Didn't an older version have little leg blisters? Musk did mention that the legs would be mounted such that there’s room created for an extra few engines. Definitely looks more like chines or such, seems the wrong proportion for a fin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 That thing MOVES. Way faster than I would have expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Musk did mention that the legs would be mounted such that there’s room created for an extra few engines. Definitely looks more like chines or such, seems the wrong proportion for a fin. That was in reference to SuperHeavy, the lower booster. Just now, tater said: That thing MOVES. Way faster than I would have expected. WAY faster. I was expecting the crawler to, well, crawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 IKR? It's already next to the nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, tater said: That thing MOVES. Way faster than I would have expected. Wait, what? Which thing? What thing? Be specific, man! There are a great many things in play today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 7-8 minutes from start to finish of move. The crawler... moves at a jog, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Nose cone is coming off the fairing. I wonder if that was a preliminary check to make sure it fits, and then they are going to assemble lego-style. Makes sense. They wouldn't want to suspend the fairing by the bottom of the cone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Nose cone is coming off the fairing. I wonder if that was a preliminary check to make sure it fits, and then they are going to assemble lego-style. Makes sense. They wouldn't want to suspend the fairing by the bottom of the cone. Either that or they are taking it off to mount the canard things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 49 minutes ago, tater said: It needs both... could it be a forward strake? Ie: strake, fin thing, chine... more chine... large fin? Didn't an older version have little leg blisters? It could be a forward strake for transition between the tops of the Plasma Deflector Shields and the raceway chines, or they could be the blisters for landing leg deployment. What if the landing legs deploy from inside the skirt, through a hole cut in the stainless steel? This couples the legs directly to the thrust assembly while still giving a wider stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Aha! That bit definitely looks like it would fit in front of the fins like here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 ^^^ "like" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Alternately, what if it looks like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Alternately, what if it looks like this? I was thinking the same thing. Legs look like that in at least two previous designs, so I wouldn't be surprised if they chose this to be the final thing. Edited September 25, 2019 by Wjolcz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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