Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> On 8-8-2013 20:19, Alain wrote:

> >> Another picture about space ships.
> >>
> >
> > Nice and strange AIR ships. Space ships don't need any wings or any
> > thing looking like wings as there is no air to travel through.
> >
> > In fact, a space ship don't need to be nicely profiled, they can be
> > realy boxy with the function dictating the shape.
> >
> >
> >
> It is like with the first cars, they came with a horse-drawn buggy
> chassis. First generation space ships resemble airships for the same
> reasons ;-) Later models diverged.
>
> Interestingly, in the novels of E.E. 'Doc' Smith (Skylark series and
> Lensman series) written between the 1920's and 1950's space ships were
> often of spherical design initially, evolving to tear drop shape for
> higher speeds through the 'ether'.
>
> Thomas

 On planet Nekyo (Stars Fomalhaut) the Nekyans Space Ships are flying in
atmosphere and in space, they need wings when they approach to landing...

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