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What is an aerobrake?
An aerobrake is a mechanism which allows for aerobraking, particularly in a spacecraft as the spacecraft enters a body with an atmosphere.
What has the author David M Cooper written?
David M. Cooper has written: 'Technologies for aerobraking' -- subject(s): Reusable space vehicles
What has the author Paul V Tartabini written?
Paul V. Tartabini has written: 'Aerobraking characteristics for several potential manned Mars entry vehicles' -- subject(s): Space vehicles, Attitude control systems
Can you use parachutes in space?
No, parachutes require air to create drag and slow down descent. In outer space, there is no air to provide resistance, so parachutes would not be effective. Other methods, like retro rockets or aerobraking, are used for spacecraft to slow down.
What has the author Donald T Ward written?
Donald T. Ward has written: 'Control algorithms for aerobraking in the Martian Atmosphere' -- subject(s): Feedback control systems, Space vehicles 'Preliminary design of an intermittent smoke flow visualization system' -- subject(s): Airplanes, Design and construction
What has the author Ilan Kroo written?
Ilan Kroo has written: 'Nonlinear aerodynamics and the design of wing tips' -- subject(s): Aerodynamics, Airplanes, Wings, Design and construction 'Single-winged autorotating brake for sensor deployment on Mars' -- subject(s): Mars (Planet), Trajectory planning, Trajectory optimization, Trajectory analysis, Feasibility analysis, Trajectory control, Aerobraking, Winged vehicles, Autorotation 'Simplified aerodynamic and structural modeling for oblique all-wing aircraft--phase 2: structures' -- subject(s): Oblique wings, Aircraft design, Tailless aircraft, Predictions, Aircraft models
How do you travel to earth through the solar system?
You travel by rocket. or Depending on where you are coming from - most simply you would aim your craft at where the Earth will be when you arrive. It is the only blue dot in the window. In this way you intersect with the Earth - or more appropriately, Earths orbit. You will need to slow down with a retro burn or low orbit aerobraking. Else you will skip off and break orbit on the back side of Earth (the opposite side you came from). Hopefully you have a bank of computers to do your solar system calculations. A mere paragraph does not do it justice. If you want to mess around with an Orbiter program - http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ I have used it in the past - it is free. I am not affiliated. You can explore the solar system with that.
Which words start with aero?
aerobat aerobatic aerobatics aerobats aerobe aerobes aerobia aerobic aerobically aerobicize aerobicized aerobicizes aerobicizing aerobics aerobiological aerobiologies aerobiology aerobioses aerobiosis aerobium aerobrake aerobraked aerobrakes aerobraking aerodrome aerodromes aeroduct aeroducts aerodynamic aerodynamical aerodynamically aerodynamicist aerodynamicists aerodynamics aerodyne aerodynes aeroelastic aeroelasticity aeroembolism aeroembolisms aerofoil aerofoils aerogel aerogels aerogram aerogramme aerogrammes aerograms aerolite aerolites aerolith aeroliths aerolitic aerologic aerologies aerology aeromagnetic aeromechanics aeromedical aeromedicine aeromedicines aerometer aerometers aerometries aerometry aeronaut aeronautic aeronautical aeronautically aeronautics aeronauts aeronomer aeronomers aeronomic aeronomical aeronomies aeronomist aeronomists aeronomy aeropause aeropauses aerophobe aerophobes aerophore aerophores aerophyte aerophytes aeroplane aeroplanes aeropulse aeropulses aerosat aerosats aeroscope aeroscopes aerosol aerosolization aerosolizations aerosolize aerosolized aerosolizes aerosolizing aerosols aerospace aerospaces aerostat aerostatics aerostats
How does a spacecraft slow down in space?
A spacecraft can slow down in space by engaging its thrusters or engines in the opposite direction of its current velocity. This creates a force in the opposite direction, known as retrograde thrust, which reduces the spacecraft's speed. Another method is to use aerobraking, where the spacecraft dips into a planet's atmosphere to create drag and slow down. Finally, a spacecraft can also use gravity assists from planets or moons to alter its trajectory and reduce its velocity.
Why do you need to apply a force to an object to change its speed or direction?
This is a prime example of Newton's First Law of Motion: a body at rest, or with a given velocity, will continue that way unless acted upon by an outside force. The outside force changes the net energy of the object, which then has to be accounted for. To see why, visualize a comet far out in space. It has a certain velocity (speed and direction) and unless disturbed or perturbed, nothing will change that. Now imagine that the comet is bumped by another nearby body. The energy imparted by the impact has to go somewhere; what it does is change the comet's velocity by the amount of energy involved. Now pretend that that bump, slight as it was, was enough to cause the comet to head toward the sun. The journey might take a billion years, but eventually it will be pulled in faster and faster. Why? Because the sun's gravity also acts as a form of added energy, causing the comet to speed up as it approaches. Finally, picture the comet flying through our sky. It may not seem like it, but the combined mass of the particles in our atmosphere is like a big friction brake to any object passing through it. Again, energy is produced; some of it is in the form of heat, but quite a bit of it will be used to attempt to slow the comet down and push it back out into space, kind of like a stone skipping across water. (The latter is not as far-fetched as it sounds; astronauts use much the same thing to insert orbital probes around atmospheric planets like Mars, a technique known as aerobraking.)
What is top speed?
The top speed of a F-16 is very close to the F-15 eagle and averages Mach 2.3 without any weapons loaded. I have seen various in-correct answers to this question. The speed of sound does vary according to the altitude and barometric pressure. So basically the lower you fly the more air resistance your fighter will encounter. Jane's Military specs. rate the F-16 C (Which is the last upgraded model) at a maximum top speed of Mach 2.3 and can hold that speed for only a short time before running out of fuel. Also the F-16 C is the first fly by wire fighter ever produced and beat out the YF-17 in several fly offs to become the first single engine fighter selected by the air force since the F-104 Starfighter back in the early 60's. The YF-17 became the F-18 Hornet as a Navy fighter a few years later. The F-16's fly by wire system was a complete replacement of old cable systems and uses smaller independent motors to move the wings flaps, rudder, and front flaps. The F-16 was also the first fighter to have a single all glass bubble canopy and a tilted chair for the pilot. It also is the first fighter to have a right mounted stick, instead of the center mounted stick found in all other fighters. It can also pull more G's than any other fighter allowing it to out turn enemy fighters. The F-16 has a very high landing speed and requires the pilot to use a process called Aerobraking when landing to burn off speed without the use of a chute. It's considered the Porch's of all fighters and the cockpit is ergonomically designed with the pilots comfort and ease of reading all instrument's in mind. First built back in the late 70's the F-16 has been around quite some time but through upgrades still holds it's own in dogfighting capabilities. It also has a maximum flight ceiling of 60,000 feet.
What is F16 top speed?
The top speed of a F-16 is very close to the F-15 eagle and averages Mach 2.3 without any weapons loaded. I have seen various in-correct answers to this question. The speed of sound does vary according to the altitude and barometric pressure. So basically the lower you fly the more air resistance your fighter will encounter. Jane's Military specs. rate the F-16 C (Which is the last upgraded model) at a maximum top speed of Mach 2.3 and can hold that speed for only a short time before running out of fuel. Also the F-16 C is the first fly by wire fighter ever produced and beat out the YF-17 in several fly offs to become the first single engine fighter selected by the air force since the F-104 Starfighter back in the early 60's. The YF-17 became the F-18 Hornet as a Navy fighter a few years later. The F-16's fly by wire system was a complete replacement of old cable systems and uses smaller independent motors to move the wings flaps, rudder, and front flaps. The F-16 was also the first fighter to have a single all glass bubble canopy and a tilted chair for the pilot. It also is the first fighter to have a right mounted stick, instead of the center mounted stick found in all other fighters. It can also pull more G's than any other fighter allowing it to out turn enemy fighters. The F-16 has a very high landing speed and requires the pilot to use a process called Aerobraking when landing to burn off speed without the use of a chute. It's considered the Porch's of all fighters and the cockpit is ergonomically designed with the pilots comfort and ease of reading all instrument's in mind. First built back in the late 70's the F-16 has been around quite some time but through upgrades still holds it's own in dogfighting capabilities. It also has a maximum flight ceiling of 60,000 feet.
