lol, yeah, he should get rid of the useless leg that keeps breaking. Four
offers no redundancy or robustness than three landing legs. But four
landing legs forms a nice X as in Space"X".
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Ben Brockert <wikkit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Antonov-225_main_landing_gear_2.jpg
Seriously though, five or more landing gear on an orbital rocket stage
is a terrible idea.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Edward Wright
<edward.v.wright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How many airplanes do you see with five sets of landing gear? Many planedconcern,
can't land safely with a single gear failure. If there's a safety
improving the reliability of each gear is usually more cost-effectivethan
adding more wheels.even.
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On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:31 AM, James Fackert <jimfackert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Elon might be thinking right now....
In the SpaceX spirit of redundancy, 5 might be a good number... or 6
Hindsight is 20/20.
jim fackert
