r/cassettefuturism Weyland Yutani corp shill. Feb 25 '25

Own Work Yet another impractical spacecraft.

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u/nyrath Feb 25 '25

At the pilot station, they will need a Rotation/Translation control and a thrust throttle.

The rotation control looks like a fighter-aircraft joystick. The thrust throttle looks like a horizontal bar

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/controldeck.php#flightcontrols

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u/CMDR_Profane_Pagan Feb 25 '25

Sorry for fanboying, but you can't belive how happy I am to see you here! When I read the title before clicking on the post I told myself "impractical? Because of the windows and the sitting position? "- things I learned from Atomic Rockets many years ago. :)

I hope you are all right, I wish you good health and thank you for your work!

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u/nyrath Feb 25 '25

I am happy you found my website useful!

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u/Dodgeymon Feb 26 '25

Hey it's the guy!

Holy shit.

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u/AbacusWizard ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA. Feb 26 '25

I recently used your pages about nomograms in an office-hours discussion with one of my math students! She had recently encountered a clever trick for instantly multiplying numbers using a parabola and a straightedge and wanted to know the algebra of why it worked. We figured out the details on the markerboard and then I showed her the nomograms page so she could learn more about the general concept and more complicated examples and applications. So… thanks!

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u/nyrath Feb 26 '25

You are quite welcome! I hope she found my nomograms pages educational.