I must be a pirate because I use torrents for most of the d/l, how long before the the MAFIAA comes after me for the 50+ distros I have shared?
Why are there no comments about Doctor Who and the Carrionites?
Yes, this is called a shock tube.
A very simple reference for the mathematics behind the concept can be found in Anderson's "Modern Compressible Flow."
I wonder now about heat and erosion.
I have so may questions, I would love to get my hands on the plans.
They probably hope to discover "inertia canceling."
I could not find it in the article, so:
What are the power requirements for such a mechanism?
Where will it be located?
What about ITAR issues?
Why not make it longer for smaller accelerations?
The concerns about the hypersonic regime of fluid flow should not be an issue if they fire from a mountain, there are a hand full of craft that can handle the plasma, although none accelerate like that at such a low altitude.
Aside, what happens to fuel (liquid and solid) under such high g-load? I can find no studies on it.
P.S. I am an Aerospace Engineer.
Next thing you know we will be complaining about a diabetic and obese bee population.
How about selling CD's much less? I am sick of paying EUR15 or US$18 plus shipping for a CD. There are these things called enhanced CD's, that have everything they described: video, artwork, even games (e.g. Deftone's "White Pony").
I love CD's, if you reduce the price, I will buy many more. I get a higher quality and something physical.
"A car is just a big purse on wheels." -- Johanna Reynolds