I added my mars raven space plane concept you can 3d print ,modify test on this model I have glider wings in canard configuration and a tail set up for more lift in breaking my rule of keeping the tail strait for reentry this is just a concept open to you to test and develop further I can see Burt Rutan shaking his head now and saying that boy needs to go back to canard school. lets talk flight geometries and also the many and varied uses and implications of a open source space plane a open source space program and a truly free open source space fairing society and culture. first off trying to build and fly a experimental space plane and launch your ass in to outer space. there's nothing more dangerous more crazy more inspiring more allsome than that endeavor it would almost be akin to your next evolution for humanity all you need are giant balls made out of steel whether your a man or a woman and be able to spit death in the eye. but for some people just wanting to go up for a joy ride look at the pretty planet sight see I would say that would be almost a crime the black ravens made for hauling shit its the Toyota pickup truck of space planes the Conestoga wagon for the new pioneers with this birds lifting body it has a huge internal volume so once in orbit and fuel expended and tankage is reconfigured the options are only limited by your imagination for off world operations so how to get there. as said this is a flying space boat made for water take off and landings so we will start from there the flight geometry's all depend on what your trying to accomplish but most of all propulsion propulsion propulsion o that small little detail no motor you have a funny looking very slow sail boat .with a maximum fuel load and using only a single jet engine your options are varied you could use two jet engines and still yet not have enough power to get up on step you could use small detachable or retractable hydrofoils to break suction with the water you could use a single lower powered jet just enough to gain altitude and fire up the rocket and turn it off for take off one of the easiest is to takeoff with a minimal fuel load and do some air to air refueling or any combination that gets the job done once airborne your golden your the master of the universe you only got 300 or so miles strait up to go and your home. air to air refueling you almost certainly will need to use it unless elon starts selling some high efficiency duel cycle air breathing/vacuum operating rockets for the kit space plane market hay there making flame throwers seams rockets for home build space craft would be less off base but I would still love to have one of his flame throwers you never know when you mite have to barbeque some aliens hope there good eaten. no matter what combination engines you use your probably going to air to air refuel. who does that oh the air force lets just call them up hay guys im up here at 100,000ft can you swing by and top me off right. lets talk open source space culture for a minute I just mentioned two possible malty billion dollar niche business in the last six lines some one could jump on kit rocket engines for the home builder and a private high altitude space plane refueling company these are just the tip of the iceberg when you develop a open source space program what's the best way to air to air refuel a space plane another space plane in the open source model you can take the various collaborations you jackoffs do on the computer to the real world and beyond. just right here on this hackaday site I see enough raw talent and outright genus's to start and develop more than a hundred space planes/programs with niche specialty's and corporations I can see differing groups from all over the world collaborating to help each other to achieve there goals im not talking about some dumb ass star fleet some pansy ass cum by ya ideology what im saying is when enough people start to develop a space culture and economy moores law could start to kick in just like with computers and before you know it we are superluminal faster than light then the biggest real-estate boom of all time starts trump franchise planets anyone oh maybe not but hell why not anything's possible.
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