Lisias Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 I had lost count of how many of my landings ended this way... and not only on the Moon... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/science/intuitive-machines-moon-lander-dead.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Kerbals exist. This guy was an intern assigned to Jeb at KSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/16/2025 at 11:09 PM, Lisias said: I had lost count of how many of my landings ended this way... and not only on the Moon... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/science/intuitive-machines-moon-lander-dead.html And why all my small landers are pancakes. diameter is 2 times larger or more than height to center of mass. one 1.25 meter core with engine, critical systems and capsule, four side tanks who will be staged with landing legs and all the other stuff like go and science junior and the extra power and batteries to run the experiments also extra reaction wheels. Now I assume its launch cost constrains in why they can not use the width of an falcon 9 fairing for the width of lander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 1 minute ago, magnemoe said: And why all my small landers are pancakes. diameter is 2 times larger or more than height to center of mass. <...> Dude, I would tip over a coin if the mission demands it to land flat on the Mün Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 “I hid a sandwich in my spacesuit,” Astronaut John W. Young https://www.nasa.gov/history/fallout-from-the-unauthorized-gemini-iii-space-sandwich/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 So you may know the Russian railway gauge is 1520/1524 mm But what if it were OVER 9000? Introducing the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric powerplant's ship lift. Reportedly, it's a chunk of the biggest gauge world-wide, complete with a turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdJ Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) 4 hours ago, DDE said: Introducing the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric powerplant's ship lift. Reportedly, it's a chunk of the biggest gauge world-wide, complete with a turntable. W.......T......F!!!!!!!! Edited March 23 by ColdJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 So you know how tanks don't use recoilless guns because there needs to be a hole in the back of the turret? Compared to the muzzle-loading 'Flying Dustbin' on the Churchill AVRE, this didn't seem too bad at first. Enter Churchill Mk.III with 'Ardeer Aggie' Mortar. (all actual photos of the rear are made in modern times and through three chain-link fences) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 (edited) For people that understand physics, this will not be a surprise - but it's still something interesting to see. Heathrow Airport is currently on crushing time due the time they got offline. So they are cutting some corners where they can. One of these corners is allowing a plane to enter the runway while other is taking off to same a few minutes. This video shows a A320neo hitting the road with a way bigger 767 behind, and the trust was enough to push the Boeing back a bit --- POST EDIT --- Found another video from the happening! Edited March 24 by Lisias Adding another video. Fixing the airplanes models (I inverted them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Oukey, I'm bringing capitalistic advertising to this thread, but... hell, this is good one. Who toyed with the Robotics, (Stock or IFR) and never did something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/23/2025 at 2:21 PM, DDE said: So you may know the Russian railway gauge is 1520/1524 mm But what if it were OVER 9000? Introducing the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric powerplant's ship lift. Reportedly, it's a chunk of the biggest gauge world-wide, complete with a turntable. Yes, its probably wider than the Schwerer Gustav "railway gun" it required an double track. Same with the N1 transporter. Wonder a bit why they did not use double track but probably so specialized anyway, not normal railway track but some sort of geared railway. Also why an turntable rather than locks at the end, looks like the barges are transported sitting on the deck but gates or locks until should be lighter and cheaper, you don't mind if it leaks a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 13 minutes ago, magnemoe said: Also why an turntable rather than locks at the end, looks like the barges are transported sitting on the deck but gates or locks until should be lighter and cheaper, you don't mind if it leaks a bit. It was a bit of a tight squeeze up top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 "The most expensive penthouse in Moscow. We're going to be soo rich! Let's give it a shoddy, leaky roof and then hire the lowest bidder to do welding work on wooden scaffolding!" No-one was harmed but someone's excessively full pockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 5 hours ago, DDE said: "The most expensive penthouse in Moscow. We're going to be soo rich! Let's give it a shoddy, leaky roof and then hire the lowest bidder to do welding work on wooden scaffolding!" No-one was harmed but someone's excessively full pockets Learning about the Kutaisi parliament building and now this, I have to wonder just how many post-Soviet buildings have wound up like a botched Duna landing. I actually considered posting about that building’s story here but decided not to given two people were killed. P.S. It will be very interesting to see if any shenanigans occur with the building intended to replace the Moscow Circus. Edited March 27 by SunlitZelkova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 5 minutes ago, SunlitZelkova said: I actually considered posting about that building’s story here but decided not to given two people were killed. That's my principle as well. Fresh on the headlines in a gas tank blast in Makhachkala (Dagestan) where the local authorities washed their hands by claiming the building wasn't accepted for occupancy... judging by the full parking lot, it was thoroughly occupied. Two severe burn cases. At which point it became known that the reason for the building's 'grey' status was that, while the permit was for a nine-storey house, inspection found 14 storeys with four more on the way. It "just happened", the construction company said. The building ended up in limbo, the tenants (without any coordination from the construction company, oh I'm sure) successfully sued to occupy the properties they'd paid for anyway. And this is hardly the only case. The most prominent one I know about is 8 Mosfilm street, Moscow, which I had to ride past for four years of uni. It's 52 storeys, about five times taller than anything around it, and sticks out like a sore thumb - which apparently was approved by the UNESCO, but not by the Luzhkov-era Moscow administration. Depending on who you ask, there were orders to dismantle/demolish 5, 7 or 22 unauthorized floors. All of which, naturally, had already been sold out. Luzhkov's successor Sobyanin eventually gave up and let that thing exist, but this created an exploitable precedent where such "changes of plans" are grandfathered in because they're already built and they're pretty and award-winning. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 (edited) A battle beetle. Nuff Said. https://www.noticiasautomotivas.com.br/pronto-para-a-guerra-este-fusca-equipado-com-esteiras-de-um-tanque-militar-esta-a-venda-por-25-000-dolares/ Source is PT-Br so I'm linking it using Google Translator here. ----- On 3/27/2025 at 3:46 PM, SunlitZelkova said: P.S. It will be very interesting to see if any shenanigans occur with the building intended to replace the Moscow Circus. Wait, the Moscow Circus will be reallocated at very least? Or they will be forced to perform under this thing? You know, I used to attend this circus when a kid, they have a branch on South America. Interesting enough, they were around here this month but I didn't knew about, lost the show essentially by 2 weeks -they stay on a pace for a week only. https://circomoscouinternacional.com.br/ I can't imagine a Circus performing no anything other than a circus tent... Edited March 29 by Lisias brute force post merge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 5 hours ago, Lisias said: Wait, the Moscow Circus will be reallocated at very least? Or they will be forced to perform under this thing? Yes, that would be the new building. The proposal is, to say the least, controversial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Apparently, this is how the Interbellum French arrived upon the delta wing independently from Lippisch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payen_Pa.101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Everybody knows that the F-35B lacks range, but I'm pretty sure there're better ways to solve the problem! (CH-53K Super Stallion carrying a F-35 and being refueled) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 So the Broken Arrow devs decided to celebrate April Fools with a spoof post about a few new units. Although they start a bit mildly, they quickly go nuts. How nuts? However, here's their idea of 'starting tame': That's a humvee with a BMP-1 turret slapped on to. So... uhm... guys... here's the thing... Spoiler It already happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, DDE said: However, here's their idea of 'starting tame': That's a humvee with a BMP-1 turret slapped on to. So... uhm... guys... here's the thing... Hide contents It already happened. An April Fool's April Fools! A Meta April Fools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted Friday at 10:24 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 10:24 PM A lot of my planes did that to me.... https://www.instagram.com/colchrishadfield/reel/DH_Fd_vO1jQ/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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