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clipka wrote:
> Stephen schrieb:
>
>> attack craft behave as if they were aeroplanes. Accelerating forward
>> to go faster when they are in orbit and banking when they turn.
>
> Yeah, they obviously didn't play those "attractor" leves of "Osmos" :-)
>
LOL
> As for banking however, there /is/ some sense to it (though probably
> unknown to most movie makers) for manned craft: While "upward"
> acceleration of 9g can be survived with proper equipment and training,
> "downward" acceleration of that order of magnitude probably kills
> instantly though brain hemorrhaging, and I could imagine that "sideways"
> acceleration of 9g could break a pilot's neck.
>
> (I couldn't find any definite infos on this on the 'net, but it seems
> that for instance roller coasters in Germany may have an "upward"
> acceleration of up to 6g, but a "sideways" acceleration of no more than
> 2g.)
>
> So while it is most likely true that attack craft in movies typically
> bank because the director didn't think /at all/, non-banking (manned)
> attack craft would only prove that the director didn't think /enough/.
Fair point.
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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