Deep Impact: Early Firefly design?

POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:15
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AURAPTOR

Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:50 PM

I know it's probably been mentioned a few times, but watching Deep Impact again last night, I instantly thought of our good girl, SERENITY. The landing sequence w/ the directional vtol ( vertical take off and land ) jets is what sells it. Of course, the vtol concept isn't new by any means, but in it's most simple design version, I still see our Firefly.

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CRUITHNE3753

Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:06 PM

Here's a real life example, the experimental VTOL VJ101 fighter - check out those rotating wing tip nacelles! :-
http://www.tomtom-net.de/resources/vj101/vj101.htm

Also, even though it's nacelles don't rotate and it probably won't even be built, there's the reusable single-stage-to-orbit Skylon concept:-
http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/

And what do you get if you cross a Reaver ship with a Cylon?
http://www.merkle.com/pluto/pluto.html

CITIZEN

Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by Cruithne3753:
Here's a real life example, the experimental VTOL VJ101 fighter - check out those rotating wing tip nacelles! :-
http://www.tomtom-net.de/resources/vj101/vj101.htm

Another real life eaxample would be the harrier Jump jet, which no one has been able to replicate.

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CLJOHNSTON108

Monday, January 22, 2007 2:44 AM

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Originally posted by citizen:
Another real life eaxample would be the harrier Jump jet, which no one has been able to replicate.

F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)
http://users.rcn.com/sitzkrieg/war/JSF_Vertical_Takeoff.mpeg

http://www.jsf.mil/
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/jsf.htm

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AURAPTOR

Monday, January 22, 2007 11:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by cljohnston108:
Quote:
Originally posted by citizen:
Another real life eaxample would be the harrier Jump jet, which no one has been able to replicate.

F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)
http://users.rcn.com/sitzkrieg/war/JSF_Vertical_Takeoff.mpeg

http://www.jsf.mil/
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/jsf.htm

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I was gonna mention either the Boeing or Lockheed Martin JSF vtol craft, but I don't think they are even on par w/ the Harrier, in some aspects. It's definatly ahead of its time.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "