Author Topic: Straight down re-entry (Read 10034 times)

DocHoliday · Reply #25 - 14 May 2004, 14:52:44

Heh, she/he/it be gone I guess. Great work *toms

I bet it was Freespace messing around anyway.

Krytom · Reply #26 - 14 May 2004, 21:11:54

I didn't mean to.

Oh well.

freespace2dotcom · Reply #27 - 14 May 2004, 23:22:21

I can't be held responsible for things that I indirectly influence. I did not say "evil alien! Go away!"

Therefore if it truely was my actions that drove anybody away, I would not know it, and thus am immune from your
negative slander directed at me.

MrBatman · Reply #28 - 15 May 2004, 03:58:38

Another female Orbiteer? Cool.

8)

DocHoliday · Reply #29 - 16 May 2004, 00:28:36

freespace2dotcom · Reply #30 - 16 May 2004, 02:39:06

MrBatman · Reply #31 - 16 May 2004, 04:50:39

Speaking of the "straight down" re-entry technique, I'm the guy that invented the straight down technique for landing
on Venus. About the only viable method I've found, but now everyone uses it.

UAF_Lt_Brenton · Reply #32 - 16 May 2004, 11:29:08

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MrBatman wrote:
Another female Orbiteer? Cool. 8)

I think this calls for another welcome thread!!

DocHoliday · Reply #33 - 16 May 2004, 15:23:59

Not so fast. It's not confirmed

then again, these kind of threads turn out to be threats, or at least put pressure on the target Orbinauts. so it
seems.

blackomega · Reply #34 - 23 September 2004, 08:51:55

another method. go in ass first.

its VERY risky, but with a light enough fuel load, can be pulled off without any deaths.
the craft would likely tear apart in real life doing it, but hey.

(just go retrograde, and full burn with afterburner on, leaving the retro autopilot on as you descend.
heat buildup is quite fast, and the craft will become unstable at some point, but just flip it around and catch the air at
mach 1-2 at that point, cutting the engines).
but yeah, i've only pulled that off like..3 times.

UAF_Lt_Brenton · Reply #35 - 23 September 2004, 12:13:47

LOL - I went in backside first in the dg3 once...entirely unintended. I was OK for a while - until I started spinning.
KABOOOMM

BTW - littlemissalien seems to have disappeared! I wonder where she's got to.......Probably nicked a DG3.....

schumanna · Reply #36 - 23 September 2004, 22:42:47

Aparently in reall a Straight down re-entry would cose alot less heat when reentreeing. Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks!

Schumanna

Atom · Reply #37 - 24 September 2004, 19:20:52

Brenton, I don't think littlemissalien is coming back. But where's Canadave?

UAF_Lt_Brenton · Reply #38 - 24 September 2004, 20:33:28

Theres a thought...........Perhaps he stowed away on the same DG3 littlemissalien nicked :P

Author Topic: Straight down re-entry (Read 10034 times)

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