XP67_Moonbat
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McNamara was a hater.
Archibald said:When one hear of DynaSoar for the first time, three questions come to mind
(past the "whoaaa, they planned a shuttle before the shuttle!" excitation)
- Would Dynasoar have worked, considering all the problems with the current shuttle, and the fact DynaSoar was imagined 15 years before ?
- What about DynaSoar in USAF service ? how difficult to fly ? how difficult to maintain ?
- What influence on the Shuttle if it had entered service ?
Well, this article is the FIRST, in many readings, that give me CLEAR answers to these questions...
XP67_Moonbat said:McNamara was a hater.
Triton said:OM said:XP67_Moonbat said:McNamara was a hater.
...It wasn't that he was a hater, it was that he was a schmuck. You should hear some of his lectures and read some of his writings trying to defend his decisions as SecDev. Only Symington's decision on the Flying Wing and Dickhead's over the YF-23 make less sense, and that's an understatement.
Is it that he was a schmuck or was it that the Soviets believed that it was nuclear weapon delivery platform? McNamara did believe that Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) kept the peace between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Michel Van said:Archibald said:total cost in 1965 dollar would be around $40-50 million per mission
Perhaps, but on the other hand the payload would have been close to zero, as opposed to the Shuttle's payload of 25 tonnes or so.
Proponent said:Perhaps, but on the other hand the payload would have been close to zero, as opposed to the Shuttle's payload of 25 tonnes or so.
XP67_Moonbat said:From Wikipedia:
"The original intention for Dyna-Soar, outlined in the Weapons System 464L proposal, called for a project combining aeronautical research with weapons system development."
Also, when you think about it, the X-20 was a descendant of the BOMI, ROBO, and Brass Bell programs. So a bomber variant wouldn't be too far-fetched.
Accession Number : AD0603703
Title : X-20 (DYNA-SOAR) LANDING GEAR DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION PROGRAM,
Corporate Author : SYSTEMS ENGINEERING GROUP WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
Personal Author(s) : HOWARD,H. W.
Report Date : JUN 1964
Pagination or Media Count : 41
Abstract : A description of the X-20 landing gear and performance requirements are presented. The yielding metal energy absorption system and the all skid concept is discussed. A summary is presented of the 'energy strap' and skid development programs. The qualification program, which had not been initiated at the time of program termination, is discussed, and conclusions and recommendations are presented. (Author)
Nik said:And, yes, Bono & al. really, really did propose a 100 metre diameter lenticular SSTO that would have delivered a million pounds of payload (~450 tonnes !!) to Low Earth Orbit...
carmelo said:Well,in front at this pictures of "advanced" Dyna Soar
i have ever asked to me....
carmelo said:1-where are go all these guys (maybe a space station)?
2-Were is the docking port for transfer ?