On 7/27/2016 12:26 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:49:48 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 7/25/2016 6:45 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 07:49:25 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have seen Star Wars. It is one of the films that drive me non linear
>>>> with their orbital mechanics.
>>>
>>> Interestingly, we just watched TFA again last night, and my wife and I
>>> were remarking on the physics of flight they used with the ships.
>>> Conservation of momentum seemed to be applied in a lot of cases, which
>>> was interesting to see.
>>>
>>>
>> But did they use orbital mechanics where thrusting forward goes
>> outwards?
>
> I'd have to watch again more closely, but I believe so, at least with the
> smaller ships. The capital ships are a lot harder to tell.
>

I imagine it would be hard to see. Unless it is a set scene.



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Regards
     Stephen

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