Thank you, Dave. I was going to challenge Henry's "no VTVL fast
turnaround," too. Armadillo and Masten both turned their VTVLs around in
under an hour. Each company also demonstrated successful fast turnaround
that included minor repair.
Re: crosswinds, Xoie and the X-Racer wete rough contemporaries, and the
X-Racer's crosswind limit was 15 knots. Its total wind limit was 30 knots,
driven by crew parachute landing constraints. Xoie exceeded both of those.
-R
On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, David Masten <dmasten@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was lectured at one point about how every wind is a crosswind to VTVL.
In 2009 we determined that while this is true, a VTVL's crosswind limit may
be several times the crosswind capability of most airplanes, and then
demonstrated it with a VTVL vehicle in 35 knot winds with gusts to 47
knots. (Xoie, the weekend before Xoie won the Lunar Lander Challenge).
David Masten
CTO
Masten Space Systems
415-244-9171
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On 9/20/2016 8:50 AM, Robert Steinke wrote:
I'm curious why a WWJ could operate in higher winds than a VTVL. I can't
think of an obvious reason for that. Admittedly, I don't know a lot about
aircraft operations.
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Peter Fairbrother <zenadsl6186@xxxxxxxxx
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','zenadsl6186@xxxxxxxxx');>> wrote:
Yes - however there are reasons to think a WWJ (with pilots) would have a
faster turnaround.
First of all, weather - it does seem evident that a WWJ can operate in
higher winds than a VTVL.
