Re: shuttle disaster (space elevators)
I wrote:
> In particular there is no reason for there to be any significant tension is
> the cable at the base.
Pigeon writes:
> There would have to be a tension at the base greater than the weight of
> the heaviest load you expected to send up.
In the scale of this thing that is not a significant amount of tension.
> You'd also have to make an allowance for the tension created by the wind
> blowing it sideways; that might be rather large.
That should be handled by dynamic controls. I agree it would involve some
tension, but again not much compared to the tension at the top.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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