Dec 112009
Along with a number of other almost certainly profitless ideas, I’ve been jonesing to CAD model starships. No, not the Millenium Falcon or the USS Enterprise… but actual starship concepts that have been put forward by people or groups who actually had some idea what they were talking about. Daedalus, Enzmann, Bussard ramjet, Medusa, various “world ships” (numerous sails – solar, laser, microwave, etc. – are of course appropriate, but boring as hell from the modeling standpoint). This would be for a future APR article, and possibly to be printed in 3D.
What starships should I make sure to not forget?
3 Responses to “Starships”
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The notational H-Bomb Orion starship comes to mind, as does Icarus, the successor to Daedalus…but I’m not sure I want to get on a ship named Icarus.
Also, Project Longshot. The original U.S. Naval Academy paper has some rudimentary illustrations to serve as a starting point, on pages 17, 18, and 48.
Well, certainly not famous, but the LIT site is still there and I get awards and lets for it still.
http://www.ibiblio.org/lunar/school/
Some of the cross links need repair theough.
I’m told its the oldest site that published info on the Bussard Polywell fusion reactors that seem to be working out.
NOt much ni the way of illistrations for you to work with though.