This thing is so cool. Had a chat with @drasnor about the aerodynamics of a flying cylinder the other day, general behavior of how the grid fins work, the path, etc. So cool. Such math.
@CannonFodder said:
This thing is so cool. Had a chat with drasnor about the aerodynamics of a flying cylinder the other day, general behavior of how the grid fins work, the path, etc. So cool. Such math.
The other night, I was drinking with Drasnor late into the night, and we were watching videos on Cytube. When this video came along, remembering the Falcon 9 landing situation, I had a snarky remark during the animation of the stage landing process, and I said simply:
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This thing is so cool. Had a chat with @drasnor about the aerodynamics of a flying cylinder the other day, general behavior of how the grid fins work, the path, etc. So cool. Such math.
that sounds like a really fun conversation!
The other night, I was drinking with Drasnor late into the night, and we were watching videos on Cytube. When this video came along, remembering the Falcon 9 landing situation, I had a snarky remark during the animation of the stage landing process, and I said simply:
"Dat hydraulic fluid"
And Dras, after a short beat, just replies
"Yeah.. we added more."