SSTF to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 month agoWhich side are you on?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down13
arrow-up1154arrow-down1imageWhich side are you on?lemmy.worldSSTF to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square@mindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish16•1 month agoIt never occurred to me that multiple state-funded programs were started by engineers who felt existing rotorcraft were too stable and fail-safe. Both of these manage to make less sense than the serious and groundbreaking industrial design of Inspector Gadget.
minus-square@Honytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoActually, it doesn’t matter if the rotor is on top or the bottom. Since force is applied to the center of mass, which is the same with gravity. It is called the Pendulum Rocket Fallacy.
minus-square@tallinkEnglish3•1 month agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8NVb1ZHo68 Folks are still working on military personal flight!
It never occurred to me that multiple state-funded programs were started by engineers who felt existing rotorcraft were too stable and fail-safe.
Both of these manage to make less sense than the serious and groundbreaking industrial design of Inspector Gadget.
Actually, it doesn’t matter if the rotor is on top or the bottom. Since force is applied to the center of mass, which is the same with gravity.
It is called the Pendulum Rocket Fallacy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8NVb1ZHo68
Folks are still working on military personal flight!