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To: Flintlock

[In ten years, max.

Wanna bet?]

It’ll have to be able to take being hit with 50,000 PSI and spun at a 200,000 RPM rotation and accelerated from zero to 2000 MPH in a millisecond.


5 posted on 04/02/2018 5:31:48 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: headstamp 2
"It’ll have to be able to take being hit with 50,000 PSI and spun at a 200,000 RPM rotation and accelerated from zero to 2000 MPH in a millisecond."

Those were the issues with using artillery for launching satellites, but (IIRC) they developed solutions, at least for projectiles 8-12" in diameter. If you haven't read anything about Gerald Bull, you might find it entertaining & informative to do so...

;^)

11 posted on 04/02/2018 9:09:29 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike.")
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