On 1/8/2016 10:52 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 09.01.2016 um 00:39 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>> I'm building a spaceship in POV-Ray.
>>
>> I think that, normally, you want to put the maneuvering thrusters at the
>> cardinal directions of the spaceship so that you can turn most efficiently.
>>
>> But can you put them at other places too?
>>
>> I mean, instead of just the top/left/bottom/right, can you place
>> additional thrusters around the circumference of the ship?
>
> Certainly you can -- it'll actually be a bit more effective in terms of
> propellant consumption (probably by a factor of about 1.2).
>
> Remember to orient the thrusters tangential to the ship, so that they
> can be used not only for translation but also for attitude control.
> While flywheel-based mechanisms can /change/ the ship's attitude at no
> propellant cost, they are of limited use when it comes to /stabilizing/
> the ship.
>


Okay, thanks.


Mike

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