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This might actually be good for SpaceX in the long run. Imagine if this happened with a crew on board. I do think Elon is pushing too hard to get the crew dragon flying. I've heard that the Apollo-1 fire most likely saved the whole Moon landing project. If they didn't re-design the capsule...

Actually, the best bits are missing. And I'm of course referring to "We are all individuals" and "Are you a virgin?" :cheers:

Is it just me that finds it weird that people would cut out certain 'bits' out of this footage, considering what else is available on the internet?

Yes. Those wind autopilots have all the complexity above water. There are several models on the market. (Wow! How did we this far off-topic again?) :lol:

We used to call them Sex-in-a-hammock-ideas. It's a good idea in theory, but in reality almost totally impractical. :lol:

You don't need to balance the forces perfectly. If you place some of the rudder area in front of the axis, it will lower the power output needed in the steering gear. Exactly! Furthermore, the maintenance cost of underwater moving parts is very high. Flap rudders were always rare, and have...

I don't think servo- or trim tabs are used on ship rudders. It's much easier to put the rudder axis closer to the center of pressure. Becker flap rudders have sort of "flaps" to increase efficiency (especially at large deflection/slow speed). But those work in the opposite direction to servo...

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I wish that I could find the NRK footage of the tanker I started my career on, sailing through that area. That video made me feel slightly sick when I saw it, and I was on board when it was filmed. No. Passenger ships have stabilization systems that are good enough to leave everything just...

How did they manage that? All cruise ships I've seen had at least one layer of redundancy, most had triple or more. One even had two completely separate engine rooms (mirrored).

Well, they'll finish ahead of Ukraine just by showing up. https://www.euronews.com/2019/02/27/ukraine-pulls-out-of-eurovision-song-contest-following-political-drama-with-nominee Too bad. I'd love to see the reactions to a performance like this: :lol:

I remember doing this over a decade ago. :hmm: I went to the Moon using OrbitMFD and a calculator. There are some sources in the external links section, including this: http://www.braeunig.us/space/orbmech.htm#maneuver ---------- Post added at 04:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:35 PM...

:rofl: I bet it had electrolytes! :thumbup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqCatb2oApU&feature=youtu.be&t=142 :cheers:

Replacing a 'giant' like him and still come over as natural is indeed rare, but IMHO they got as close as you can with this one. :tiphat:

And a "modern" one:

It's also shown in Scandinavia with subtitles. (Not sure about Norway and Iceland)

Sky News didn't show it live, but the news team was impressed by the pictures from the rover of the Moon. :facepalm:

I watched it relatively live! :lol:

I'm guessing the situation was similar to this: