Interesting design choice, it would seem that for a certain number of
engines N that the chance of at least 1 engine failing approaches
100%.
I wonder what N is? I can't imagine it being 3 digits, I would not be
surprised if it were around 40-50.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:28 AM, Rand Simberg <simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, if so, that's one more milestone they haven't achieved...
On 2016-09-28 11:20, Ben Brockert wrote:
I haven't heard any indication that they have a Heavy stand in
McGregor. They already give special notice when they're doing 9 engine
firings. I wouldn't be surprised if the first 27 engine firing is the
static test of the first Heavy on the pad.
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Rand Simberg
<simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2016-09-28 10:51, David Gregory wrote:
On Sep 28, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Charlie Garcia
<dragonrider.hhcc@xxxxxxxxx
SpaceX is already firing 27 engines simultaneously,
They are?
Probably. In McGregor. They have to be doing static fires of the
propulsion system as part of development.
