To: Boundless
...embedding a light Kevlar mesh in the foam, with a thread pitch that ensures any popcorn stays below the target "safe" size. Good idea; if they have data on how the foam ablates during the tank's use (since the tanks splash into the Indian Ocean have they ever analyzed any?), so they'd know how deep to put the mesh (so it wouldn't aerodynamically affect the surface).
16 posted on
08/04/2005 10:44:10 AM PDT by
solitas
(So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
To: solitas
since the tanks splash into the Indian Ocean have they ever analyzed any The tank burns up upon reentry. The tank stays with the Shuttle nearly all the way to orbit, as it must supply the fuel to the Shuttle main engines.
22 posted on
08/04/2005 8:54:42 PM PDT by
MarineBrat
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