Project Ares Heavy Lifter Concept

[Urwumpe]

If adding more engines doesn't increase the payload capacity, then why has NASA added a 6th RS-68 to their Ares V designs?

Because the mass of the Ares V increased beyond what is tolerable with five engines. The engines are only there for converting the impulse stored in the propellants into velocity. If you have not enough engines for flying a good trajectory (eg, too little acceleration, though enough to just barely defeat gravity), you could need much more fuel for compensating the less then optimal trajectory.

That is why you need as many engines as needed for using the propellants in the desired time (= get the right velocity at the right time) - but not more.

 

[Columbia42]

Thanks Urwumpe. That makes sense.

Yuri,
I usually do rocket addons in multistage2. I don't know how to build velcro rockets. If you post your meshes and textures in an attachment, I can code some stuff for you.

 

[Istochnikov]

An advantage of Velcro Rockets is that you shouldn't use a spacecraft3 vessel for the second stage. Docking is supported

Columbia42. Do you need something else appart of the fairing Meshes?

 

[Columbia42]

An advantage of Velcro Rockets is that you shouldn't use a spacecraft3 vessel for the second stage. Docking is supported

Columbia42. Do you need something else appart of the fairing Meshes?

I don't think I need anything else other than the fairings. If you could attach them to one of your posts on my Ares V thread, that would be great.

 

[Sky Captain]

YuriGaga I was unable to send PM to you so I ask here. If you have your Ares V meshes completed post them today or tomorrow so at the weekend I could put together Velcro Ares V with Zenit boosters.
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[Woo482]

I hope the moderators dont mind me saying this but he's banned.. it does say it under his user name :yes:

 

[Konsalik]

Is it enough to fly to mars yes?

http://www.gutzitiert.de/zitat_thema_england.html
Man kann nicht behaupten, das englische Volk sei sehr intelligent. Nicht, daß es ihm überhaupt an Intelligenz mangelt, nein, aber es besitzt sie auch nicht im Übermaß. Es besitzt davon gerade so viel, wie zum Leben notwendig ist.

José Ortega y Gasset

spanischer Philosoph, Schriftsteller und Soziologe (1883 - 1955)