Dream Chaser spacecraft Free Flight Test, 11 November 2017

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  • Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser spacecraft underwent a successful free-flight test on 11 November 2017 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 program, the Dream Chaser is preparing to deliver cargo to the International Space Station beginning in 2019.
    Credit: NASA/Sierra Nevada Corporation
    Dream Chaser spacecraft Free Flight Test 2017
    11 November 2017
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 467

  • @Toolgdskli
    @Toolgdskli 5 років тому +202

    2019, still chasing dream

    • @Alex76773
      @Alex76773 4 роки тому +36

      2020, still chasing dream

    • @bolinha9939
      @bolinha9939 4 роки тому +5

      2021 , este é chassi de fusca.

    • @jonaruo
      @jonaruo 4 роки тому +15

      2020, still chasing dream.. with corona

    • @marcoplayz7911
      @marcoplayz7911 3 роки тому +2

      2021 lift off?

    • @andrewbodrov421
      @andrewbodrov421 3 роки тому +4

      2021: still chasing dream, maiden flight postponed to 2022

  • @2150dalek
    @2150dalek 3 роки тому +23

    Had to clap after the successful landing. Incredible the way this was tested. I never saw this in any news.

  • @warp7.852
    @warp7.852 Рік тому +8

    She's a beautiful little shuttle! Her wings are so elegant.😍

  • @giovannisabaini907
    @giovannisabaini907 6 років тому +63

    amazing and fabulous mini space shuttle

  • @buurakarakaya
    @buurakarakaya 3 роки тому +27

    An engineering wonder spacecraft that proves the extraordinary effects of little things. Congratulations SNC!

  • @ZemplinTemplar
    @ZemplinTemplar 5 років тому +90

    Cutest spaceplane ever. :-) Good luck to SNC.

  • @neonone9164
    @neonone9164 3 роки тому +10

    Beatiful touch down. Gentle landing i expected a harder landing due to snub wings that lifting body makes more lift than i imagined

  • @richardsantalone9380
    @richardsantalone9380 5 років тому +29

    dream chaser: hello father
    space shuttle: hello son

    • @user-bn6gr5lz1l
      @user-bn6gr5lz1l 4 роки тому +1

      His father project “spiral”

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 4 роки тому +2

      Can't help but feel Starship is the bigger younger brother in this arrangement, irregardless I wish them the best of luck and many successful flights and missions to Space

    • @sussydogelikesplanes
      @sussydogelikesplanes 2 місяці тому

      @@UNSCPILOT meh, starship dont fly, it not a shuttle in my eyes

  • @Komrade_Krunch
    @Komrade_Krunch 4 роки тому +53

    2:00 I don't like how that back wheel is shaking

    • @haruspex1-50
      @haruspex1-50 4 роки тому +13

      Neither do I. I suppose thats why they test though. Hopefully they can iron out all these issues. The thought of a commercial space race is so exciting.

    • @sureshkmaran
      @sureshkmaran 3 роки тому +4

      The wheel make have to shake so that it compensates for the ground unevenness, so that the body of the craft remains stable.

    • @barrett2724
      @barrett2724 3 роки тому +1

      Suresh Kumar is there a reason it uses that form of nose gear I am just guessing that it is because of space in the cockpit area

    • @stupidgoose356
      @stupidgoose356 3 роки тому

      @@barrett2724 or maybe it uses to slow down the aircraft while it is landing because the aircraft might be approaching the runway in high speed?

    • @rocketman4103
      @rocketman4103 3 роки тому

      This called 'shimmy'. Early Boeing airplanes experienced same problem.

  • @magoogam2
    @magoogam2 4 роки тому +5

    2020 e continua sendo um sonho...

  • @DrFrankensteam
    @DrFrankensteam 4 роки тому +33

    Amazing what you can do with a old Volkswagen Bug!

  • @abineshkumar1669
    @abineshkumar1669 3 місяці тому +1

    Finally, it's ready to chase its dreams and launch its schedule this year.

  • @luizleao
    @luizleao 6 років тому +8

    Beautiful! No parachute!

  • @MsOthmar
    @MsOthmar 5 років тому +10

    I am so pleased that the concept of Space Shuttle has continued and develop."Just Hearthbreaking ".All the best for NASA & ESA Daum Othmar.

  • @justanaturalcarguy4031
    @justanaturalcarguy4031 2 роки тому +4

    Its really cool that the dream chaser can stop without using a dragchute!

    • @chrisduggan85
      @chrisduggan85 2 роки тому +1

      From an altitude if 12 km yes, but coming in from orbit at mark 17 to 27 is another ball game.

    • @sussydogelikesplanes
      @sussydogelikesplanes 2 місяці тому

      @@chrisduggan85 hardly a difference, considering youll wind up gliding at around 2000m/s after reentry plasma is cleared. whilst being the pilot of a "flying brick" is inefficient, it also has the advantage of the fact that you can just nosedive to get to the thicker air with more drag, slowing you down. may be a bit unnerving for the ISS visitors experiencing 3G but its better then touching down at mach 1

  • @dugnology
    @dugnology 6 років тому +24

    This space-craft is an updated version of the MiG 105 (BOR-4). It went under several iterations as the HL-20 and was supposed to be a "life raft" for the ISS. SNC took over the project. I really wish this had been chosen by NASA in the COTS program rather than the Boeing CS-100. The Space-x dragon 2 was the obvious choice as a primary capsule, but he SNC DC would allow science packages and crew to be brought back at a lower G-Rates and land on a runway for experiments/crew for expedited transfer rather than waiting for a recovery ship to return to port.

    • @nonyadamnbusiness9887
      @nonyadamnbusiness9887 6 років тому +8

      Suggest you look up SV-5, PRIME and ASSET. The U.S. Airforce was testing this body shape in the mid 60's, 15 years before BOR-4 existed.

    • @dugnology
      @dugnology 6 років тому +4

      The x-23/24 were similar, but even NASA admits that the design is a copy of the BOR-4 with the shovel nose.

    • @SciNewsRo
      @SciNewsRo  6 років тому +7

      Be polite, here is NASA's page www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/hl20-recognition.html

    • @virgilius7036
      @virgilius7036 5 років тому +3

      Nasa never admits a false fact. BOR-4 was designed much later.

    • @Hal09i
      @Hal09i 5 років тому +7

      I agree-- we are going to have Orion, which of course is a capsule design. Then there is the SpaceX Dragon, a capsule design. And also the Boeing CS-100-- capsule again.
      Why not not have a shuttle design for a little different capability?

  • @hkmorhsi
    @hkmorhsi Рік тому +1

    The way it glides.... some big brains made all this and that's very cool to know. God I love engineers

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 4 місяці тому +1

    Now THAT was impressive 😮

  • @davewitter6565
    @davewitter6565 6 років тому +9

    The shuttle had a large cargo bay. If you just need to get some astronauts and minimal cargo back and forth it just might to the trick and be cost effective.

    • @Marade
      @Marade 4 роки тому +2

      the shuttle was also ridiculously expensive and dangerous

    • @scottholman3982
      @scottholman3982 2 роки тому

      @@Marade The shuttle was a ridiculous compromise forced upon NASA by Richard Nixon. It was supposed to be a prototype, then it became a fleet model, with projected 7 orbiters. This was before it ever flew. The shuttle had to be a heavy lift launch vehicle, which the original designers never anticipated. They envisoned something like this Dream Chaser, taking off horizontally on a carrier wing.

  • @FourSeasonsHD
    @FourSeasonsHD 6 років тому +1

    This was Jim Benson's masterminded idea to employ the Soviet/NASA design for future use.

  • @user-de1mr5jk3s
    @user-de1mr5jk3s 24 дні тому

    Very Cool- couldn't believe the size- just imagined at least 4 X of size . Lot of imagination and cool gadgets. Front nose curls up - better heat transfer- glide. What a difference from Apollo- Shuttle - Chaser and Others. Dreams are possible.

  • @____-gy5mq
    @____-gy5mq 4 роки тому

    Dang I love the design

  • @suzyinstitches273
    @suzyinstitches273 3 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @DrogoBaggins987
    @DrogoBaggins987 6 років тому +3

    Is the skid supposed to kneel down like that? It looked like it departed the center line by quite a bit. Why is the drag in front of the center of mass like that? It seems that it would be more stable and less expensive to have a nose wheel for better steering and two skids like the x15 had.

    • @scottholman3982
      @scottholman3982 2 роки тому

      Retractable nose wheel gear are heavy. Steering can be done by individual control of main wheel brakes. Landing speeds are very high, to insure control right to the ground, and this allows a nose up attitude for a while after touchdown, reducing stress on the nose support. The X15 landed at something like 230 mph on a lake bed, which at least one pilot referred to as a 'controlled crash.'

  • @geomodelrailroader
    @geomodelrailroader 6 років тому +10

    well done #DreamChaser that was a nice landing on Runway 22 at Edwards now #DreamChaser is ready for flight. a few more X37 flights and #Dream Chaser can go up using the same configuration.

    • @SciNewsRo
      @SciNewsRo  6 років тому +11

      Why do you use # ? Your comments are marked as spam as a result.

  • @ankanhalder8341
    @ankanhalder8341 4 роки тому

    Wow that's what I call awesome

  • @typerightseesight
    @typerightseesight 4 місяці тому

    might sound dumb, but why would they not put a wheel on the front?

  • @fresh2211
    @fresh2211 4 роки тому +1

    2020, still chasing dream

  • @Riyuuta
    @Riyuuta 5 років тому +1

    これは🚁🌏新型三段式の先端部🚀の👩🏼‍🚀スペースシャトル2🌔開発実験中ですよね?スゴイ‼️

  • @dr.darkroom
    @dr.darkroom 11 днів тому

    Landed it but sure looked wobbly up there, maybe the control surfaces move too quickly? I say mold the entire thing in titanium laced alloy and wrap that in carbon fiber followed by heat tile material.

  • @JaimeGomez-fv9sz
    @JaimeGomez-fv9sz 4 роки тому

    Original Shuttle looks alot stable than that immitation when about to land. Where's the front wheel?

  • @nagara3170
    @nagara3170 5 років тому +3

    Would be nice if they had an attachable utility capsul when at spacestation to use when servicing satelites..

    • @joeylantis22
      @joeylantis22 4 роки тому +4

      It has an attachment area in the back. When it is launched it almost doubles payload capacity. There'd be no problem fitting an airlock in there if they wanted. Sadly NASA choose Boeing over this, so it's not human rated to fly. This would have been amazing to ferry humans back and forth from the space station.

    • @rundownpear2601
      @rundownpear2601 4 роки тому +2

      joeylantis22 the dream chaser will still be human rated for commercial flights according so SNC recently

  • @mavzer1754
    @mavzer1754 6 років тому +1

    Good Job guyz

  • @cozzy124
    @cozzy124 4 роки тому

    It’s a hole new level of the space shuttle

  • @abderrahimnouaiti6364
    @abderrahimnouaiti6364 3 роки тому

    fantastic

  • @nocknock4832
    @nocknock4832 3 роки тому

    why is the front not a wheel?

  • @ms.550
    @ms.550 Рік тому

    What type of front landing gear was that ?

    • @SciNewsRo
      @SciNewsRo  Рік тому

      Skid, made by Triumph www.triumphgroup.com/triumph-expands-space-applications-with-contract-for-dream-chaser-spacecraft-landing-gear-system/

  • @GumballAstronaut7206
    @GumballAstronaut7206 4 роки тому

    Would love to fly this

  • @ilazlo
    @ilazlo 6 років тому +4

    The NS landing gear vibrating or just optical illusion??

  • @shermancouch9964
    @shermancouch9964 6 років тому

    It begins well.

  • @choopsk6734
    @choopsk6734 4 роки тому

    Because it is a lifting body Why don't the landing gear doors close again after the wheels are out?

  • @arabica7
    @arabica7 4 роки тому

    Why dream chaser has the nose gear without wheels?

  • @alenakapova
    @alenakapova 6 років тому +3

    GREAT //

  • @jaysperling3912
    @jaysperling3912 6 місяців тому

    This is a plane right, how fast does it go???

  • @markthompson4885
    @markthompson4885 4 роки тому

    Why no Nose wheel?

  • @sergeyshtoks165
    @sergeyshtoks165 6 років тому +7

    The glider Drim Cheyzer is copied from the Spiral, avionics of course modern, but in 1965 it became clear that it is an optimum form of the orbital plane

    • @rundownpear2601
      @rundownpear2601 4 роки тому

      Well it’s closer to MiG but is officially a continuation of the HL-20 program

    • @JigilJigil
      @JigilJigil 5 місяців тому

      It is based on Boeing X20 Dyna-Soar in 50s, long before the MIG 105 and Bor-4.

  • @hastekulvaati9681
    @hastekulvaati9681 2 роки тому

    Finally a Space Shuttle I can park in my front yard!

  • @williamduffy1227
    @williamduffy1227 9 місяців тому

    Checking in in 2023. Sierra Corp. still preparing Dreamchaser - Cargo for NASA. Still slated for launch on an Atlas V for its first launch as far as I know. After that on Vulcan? Antares 330 ? 430? 😄 Falcon 9? 😅😅

    • @SciNewsRo
      @SciNewsRo  9 місяців тому

      Dream Chaser will be launched by Vulcan Centaur rockets ua-cam.com/video/RFBM6wdRFCE/v-deo.html

  • @ilf2gfe
    @ilf2gfe 3 роки тому +2

    Awwwwwwww baby New born dreamy :3

  • @user-hv6lb6bv2e
    @user-hv6lb6bv2e 4 роки тому

    Что с передней стойкой??

  • @jamesbarratt593
    @jamesbarratt593 4 роки тому

    Real nice

  • @adaliojacare1505
    @adaliojacare1505 4 роки тому +1

    Porque não tem róda na frente

  • @jaysperling3912
    @jaysperling3912 6 місяців тому

    That is too smart too!!

  • @gerrieberrie6032
    @gerrieberrie6032 6 років тому +82

    1:59 Looks like the left main landing gear is undergoing some shimmy.

    • @kinglevidevicusvg6400
      @kinglevidevicusvg6400 6 років тому

      Probably just the runway being hella hot.

    • @22airjordan1
      @22airjordan1 6 років тому +3

      Good catch. Could be the antiskid braking being a bit too aggressive. Either way they need to take a look at that

    • @sfsaviation
      @sfsaviation 6 років тому +1

      K05 T4R it probably was controlled remotely,I don’t see a reason for them to put crew in it

    • @sunspotpixie
      @sunspotpixie 6 років тому

      "heat waves"

    • @jeffedwards2334
      @jeffedwards2334 5 років тому

      It was the door cover on the landing gear ... It is attached by three connections

  • @lawrencei818
    @lawrencei818 4 роки тому +1

    Im scared that dream catcher will become hella expensive to refurbish like the space shuttle.

  • @HNN_CBEPXCNCTEM_CCCP_NM._COBbl
    @HNN_CBEPXCNCTEM_CCCP_NM._COBbl 6 місяців тому

    Ух ты, БОР-6 приземлился, афигительно! :)

    • @JigilJigil
      @JigilJigil 5 місяців тому

      It is based on Boeing X20 Dyna-Soar, Mig-105 and BOR-4 were in 60s and 80s respectively while United States Air Force was working on X-20 Dyna-Soar in 50s.

  • @fredricful
    @fredricful 4 роки тому +1

    Nor drar vi?

  • @biscuitninja
    @biscuitninja 5 років тому

    I guess having a center landing gear skid saves alot of complexity up from. Ps... I have designed landing gear before. Not a fan of it, but understand its reasoning.

    • @rundownpear2601
      @rundownpear2601 4 роки тому

      Probably for space reasons. The nkse area usually has a lot of fuel tanks / avionics / power systems on space planes do a bit of space goes a long way

  • @richardgordon8110
    @richardgordon8110 6 років тому

    can they mount dreamchaser so that it wont blow up like challenger 51L.

    • @SciNewsRo
      @SciNewsRo  6 років тому +2

      Dream Chaser will most likely launch on Atlas V, one of the most reliable rockets

  • @broderp
    @broderp 3 роки тому +1

    So why no front wheel? The skid may mean proprietary landing fields, because I wouldn't want that thing damaging my runway....

    • @danzstuff
      @danzstuff Рік тому

      it wont damage the runway bru, you even saw it land

  • @simkaufa
    @simkaufa 6 років тому

    Ну что сказать молодцы и красавчики! Вот это по настоящему многоразовость а не спейс икс ))

    • @dark_neuron
      @dark_neuron 4 роки тому +3

      "лаптя" советская не иначе!

    • @user-ug7db7jw9d
      @user-ug7db7jw9d 4 роки тому

      @@dark_neuron Это говорит о том что шли правильной дорогой, но привычка заглядывать на соседский член, сыграла свою роль.

  • @gantamk
    @gantamk 4 роки тому

    Was it piloted during the test?

  • @nickolsky
    @nickolsky 4 роки тому +6

    When will space test ? I think it maybe more fun than Dragon-2. )

  • @user-un5dd1xm5y
    @user-un5dd1xm5y 4 роки тому +9

    Pretty similar to MiG 105 constructed by Soviet Union the first flight was in 1976.

    • @rundownpear2601
      @rundownpear2601 4 роки тому

      This is based off the OSP and HL-20 which were based off the MiG

    • @clostridiumtetani9947
      @clostridiumtetani9947 2 роки тому

      Lifting bodies look the same no matter who makes them.

    • @JigilJigil
      @JigilJigil 5 місяців тому

      It is based on Boeing X20 Dyna-Soar, Soviet Mig-105 and BOR-4 were in 60s and 80s respectively while US was working on X-20 Dyna-Soar in 50s.

  • @andrew-hv1hv
    @andrew-hv1hv 6 років тому +8

    Was that thing GLIDING the entire way down?? And with no engine assistance to slow its descent? I'm no aerospace engineer but daim that looked fast.

    • @juvenilesiren6918
      @juvenilesiren6918 5 років тому +3

      Андраш Фншерь that’s what the shuttle did, and all the way from space too.

    • @flylikealbatross7441
      @flylikealbatross7441 5 років тому +1

      Yeah. Like the shuttle. The last engine power is recived in orbit while the deorbit burn. Since that point the shuttle and the Dream Chaser have to glide to their small little runway.

    • @_Andrew2002
      @_Andrew2002 4 роки тому +1

      It needs to travel fast because lifting bodies don't produce a lot of lift. Smaller winged vehicles need to travel faster to stay airborne, it's just how aerodynamics work

  • @ralphmadera4366
    @ralphmadera4366 5 років тому

    They gonna have to re pave the runway after each landing,if the main landing gear has wheels ,why not the front ?

    • @rundownpear2601
      @rundownpear2601 4 роки тому

      To create more friction while landing, and probably not it isn’t that heavy

    • @squidwardfromua
      @squidwardfromua Рік тому

      @@rundownpear2601 Rubber's friction coefficient is much bigger than heat tiles or what they're using to touch ground, if they wanted to brake as quickly as possible - they'd use wheel.

  • @muskyelondragon
    @muskyelondragon 6 років тому +3

    Well done!

  • @HMHSBritannicYT
    @HMHSBritannicYT 2 роки тому

    Fun fact:dream chaser will be launched either in these to rockets
    1.Atlas v 402
    2.vulcan centaur

  • @user-fv2fs8kx8l
    @user-fv2fs8kx8l 6 років тому +8

    В СССР был проект Бор-4 в 70-х, тоже летал в космос. Очень похож на этот аппарат, и старт такой же был.

    • @SciNewsRo
      @SciNewsRo  6 років тому +1

      Был вдохновлен БОР-4 ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Chaser

    • @Android_NoSchicklgruber
      @Android_NoSchicklgruber 5 років тому +1

      И где теперь СССР ?

    • @JigilJigil
      @JigilJigil 5 місяців тому

      It is based on Boeing X20 Dyna-Soar, actually Mig-105 and BOR-4 were based on USA Dyna-Soar, Mig-105 and BOR-4 were in 60s and 80s respectively while United States Air Force was working on X-20 Dyna-Soar in 50s.

  • @markensam
    @markensam 5 років тому

    It looks as if this thing has a cockpit. Was there a pilot inside for this test flight?

    • @SciNewsRo
      @SciNewsRo  5 років тому +1

      @Marc Van de Velde No, a future version will transport astronauts.

  • @phvaguiar
    @phvaguiar 4 роки тому

    No more updates??

    • @rundownpear2601
      @rundownpear2601 4 роки тому

      Go to SNC’s Instagram, they basically lost evry time they add skemthing to the vehicle

  • @quakethedoombringer
    @quakethedoombringer 2 роки тому +2

    How does it manage to land so smoothly

  • @fortknoxguy
    @fortknoxguy 5 років тому

    "That's not flying! That's falling....with style!"

    • @Thanhhoaparadi
      @Thanhhoaparadi 4 роки тому

      That’s is free flight test ! Huuuuummmmm

  • @kirillshklyar896
    @kirillshklyar896 4 роки тому +14

    Looks like Soviet tech from 70-s

    • @rocketman4103
      @rocketman4103 3 роки тому

      Article from Wikipedia:
      На начало программы «Спираль» повлияло начало работ по американской программе «Dyna Soar».[9] Выбор облика орбитального самолёта «Спираль» производился не совсем на пустом месте. При выборе компоновки и алгоритмов управления орбитального самолёта «Спираль» конструкторы внимательно следили за американскими работами и испытаниями беспилотных аппаратов «ASSET[en]»(1963-1965), «SV-5D[en]»(1966-1967). К моменту выпуска в СССР аванпроекта «Спирали» в США уже проводились исследование пилотируемых гиперзвуковых летательных аппаратов на малых скоростях полета («PILOT») и полеты пилотируемых аппаратов «M2-F1[en]», «M2-F2[en]» и «HL-10», также предусматривались летные исследования «X-24[en]». Результаты этих испытаний были известны в ОКБ Микояна.

  • @RapnuzeI
    @RapnuzeI 6 років тому +10

    can someone explain to me why there isn’t a front wheel in the landing gear?

  • @zlozlozlo
    @zlozlozlo 5 років тому +4

    I'm a big SpaceX fan and I think they'll render all competing orbital vehicles obsolete in a few years, but I still want the Dream Chaser to succeed just because it looks hella cool.

    • @jukkatakamaa7274
      @jukkatakamaa7274 5 років тому

      SpaceX actually hasn't got anything but a Apollo era Dragon like capsule...with a window possibly.

    • @zlozlozlo
      @zlozlozlo 5 років тому

      @@jukkatakamaa7274 SpaceX has now committed their full R&D resources to developing Starship and Super Heavy (formerly known as BFR) whixh will make everything else that's ever flown to space look like toy rockets in comparison.

    • @ecurb10
      @ecurb10 5 років тому

      Yep me too.
      I think they should team up....it would be ready to fly by now if SpaceX was involved!

    • @scottholman3982
      @scottholman3982 2 роки тому

      At some point in time, a space plane will be desirable, as reentry with low g-forces is best for certain payloads. Also, landing on a runway is a much more civilized way to come back to Earth. Horizontal takeoff also may be superior for launching crew, as there are many abort options which do not involve destroying the launch vehicle. Using a catapult that also supports the orbiter would eliminate the need for a long, thick runway, as well as avoiding a heavy undercarriage.

  • @bishop0028us
    @bishop0028us 5 років тому +3

    Farscape cool

  • @nicholasscott6418
    @nicholasscott6418 2 роки тому

    Why is there no wheel on the front gear?

    • @Andrecio64
      @Andrecio64 2 роки тому

      Simplicity i think

    • @fiev
      @fiev 2 роки тому

      To stop momentum I think, for the brake

    • @squidwardfromua
      @squidwardfromua Рік тому

      @@fiev Rubber wheel with ABS on brakes much better than any ski.

  • @sjk9429
    @sjk9429 2 роки тому

    I like this craft technology than dragon capsules👍🏼

  • @edwinrobert7192
    @edwinrobert7192 6 років тому

    Nice nose gear

  • @andrejulio4212
    @andrejulio4212 4 роки тому

    Ai você mata a concorrência de inveja, parabéns aos engenheiros

  • @drgentlewolf
    @drgentlewolf 5 років тому

    curious to know.. why doesn't she use the front wheel ? I guess she's giving some damage on the Runway.

    • @lucabobenrieth6760
      @lucabobenrieth6760 5 років тому

      because it needs to slow down rapidly without using braking parachutes I think.

    • @squidwardfromua
      @squidwardfromua Рік тому

      ​@@lucabobenrieth6760 Rubber's friction coefficient is much bigger than heat tiles or what they're using to touch ground, if they wanted to brake as quickly as possible - they'd use wheel.

  • @horsebee1
    @horsebee1 5 років тому

    Why a skid and not a nose wheel

  • @user-fz9xb7uj8t
    @user-fz9xb7uj8t 4 роки тому +8

    mig 105 spiral

    • @JigilJigil
      @JigilJigil 5 місяців тому

      NO, Boeing X20 Dyna-Soar, Dyna-Soar was in 50s, long before the Soviet Spiral.

  • @webrockon
    @webrockon 5 років тому

    NLG opens and locks opposite way and no wheels on it... I wonder why? Why not build an aeroplane that can fly in and out the space? F-104 almost can do that and it's a very old aeroplane...

  • @whendeathdeclareswar7458
    @whendeathdeclareswar7458 4 роки тому

    Could someone explain that front landing "leg"

    • @aaronjacobs3980
      @aaronjacobs3980 4 роки тому +1

      Its a drag plate, it increases friction and slows the craft down faster

    • @squidwardfromua
      @squidwardfromua Рік тому

      @@aaronjacobs3980 You should learn friction physics
      Ski is for simplicity

  • @daylight44492
    @daylight44492 6 років тому +60

    gear looks a little jittery.

    • @robertgorham3755
      @robertgorham3755 4 роки тому +2

      indeed...why no nose wheel?

    • @bravosium6295
      @bravosium6295 4 роки тому +7

      robert gorham to increase friction so it can stop faster

    • @TobiasStevens137
      @TobiasStevens137 4 роки тому

      @@bravosium6295 to decrease volume too i suppose

    • @sultros
      @sultros 4 роки тому +2

      @@robertgorham3755 A number of reasons. Its to reduce over all complexity, weight, and it's one less tire to worry about. There are issues with taking an inflated tire to space and back. Steering is now achieved through differential braking.

  • @barrybend7189
    @barrybend7189 5 років тому +2

    Lets petition the first one to be named Farscape.

  • @jimmiescott985
    @jimmiescott985 5 років тому

    wow

  • @RafaGaretto
    @RafaGaretto 4 роки тому

    Why is a wheel missing? what is the advantage?

    • @BlackMeowgic
      @BlackMeowgic 4 роки тому

      Increased friction and slowing down faster apparently

    • @squidwardfromua
      @squidwardfromua Рік тому

      @@BlackMeowgic Do you know what's the friction coefficient? Do you know what has bigger friction coefficient - rubber wheel or heat tile? What brakes better - wheel with brakes on or a ski?

  • @sunilkonatham4482
    @sunilkonatham4482 2 роки тому

    Mini space shuttle

  • @jaypaint4855
    @jaypaint4855 3 роки тому +1

    And it’s STILL better than the Starliner!!!

  • @cheesegrease8247
    @cheesegrease8247 5 років тому +1

    Am I trippin or is that a ski???

  • @sunspotpixie
    @sunspotpixie 6 років тому

    Can this thing survive re-entry?

  • @itzjacob6460
    @itzjacob6460 6 років тому +2

    Sunbeam..

  • @user-vd6rd4bb5j
    @user-vd6rd4bb5j 4 роки тому +1

    даже переднее шасси тоже.

  • @realmebkl5277
    @realmebkl5277 4 роки тому

    New model better than old version

  • @kaburgess69
    @kaburgess69 4 роки тому

    What is the advantage of no nose wheel?

    • @rundownpear2601
      @rundownpear2601 4 роки тому

      Shorter stopping distance because more friction

    • @yashsvidixit7169
      @yashsvidixit7169 4 роки тому

      @@rundownpear2601 No, that's not the reason. Maximum static friction is higher than dynamic friction. So a rubber tyre braking at the very limits of static friction has more stopping capability than a skid dragging in the runway.

  • @Mutlap
    @Mutlap 4 роки тому

    front nose gear, explain that

    • @dansmith3vdhrj
      @dansmith3vdhrj 4 роки тому

      All that's needed for a craft that doesn't take off horizontally, and has no need to taxi. It's probably much cheaper and lighter, just a guess.

  • @gahrie
    @gahrie 6 років тому +1

    I still say they should fly these on Falcon 9s to make the system totally reusable.

    • @anisswu4807
      @anisswu4807 5 років тому +2

      This one still needs a second stage which is not reusable even with falcon 9

    • @Yusuke_Denton
      @Yusuke_Denton 4 роки тому

      Starship*