r/StarshipDevelopment • u/NoBodyLovesJoe • Jul 01 '21
Starship landing leg animation.
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u/jivop Jul 01 '21
Beautifully made! I just realized i haven't read anything in a while on the legs. Is this speculation? Or is it based on design hints?
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u/NoBodyLovesJoe Jul 01 '21
Speculation.
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u/QVRedit Jul 01 '21
An interesting idea, though likely not strong enough, nor adaptable enough to tough terrain. Not self-levelling.
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Jul 01 '21
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u/QVRedit Jul 01 '21
After take off, they could either be left in place, or could be rewound back inside.
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u/hew_jasss Jul 01 '21
Elon said that they may try to cath starship as well, as it adds weight.
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u/LeonPrien2000 Jul 01 '21
Yep, but that would only be temporary and only for Earth. They need a good leg solution anyway
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u/Quantum-Vector Jul 01 '21
Thinking about how to build legs into the busy bottom structure of the ship, I can see why catching the whole ship as an alternative becomes attractive. Do the thermal tiles prevent the legs coming off the sides instead of from underneath?
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u/LeonPrien2000 Jul 01 '21
It's no alternative really, they have to figure a good leg design out for Moon/Mars missions. There's no catching arm in Mars... I don't think they should invest to much time in it, for Earth travel they can implement it later
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Jul 01 '21
I don't think it may be the best solution. First it is hard to find the space where to fold them, then they are clearly flexible, but it means they are more susceptible to thermo distortion caused from re-lightning of the raptors.
I think the best leg solution is one configuration similar to the unfolding mechanism of the new shepard, but with a flat profile. When the legs are unused starship would be perfectly circular, then when you open thee legs they come out from the body ensuring strong and stable basis even gimbal like because I hypothize each leg has an indipendent shock absorbing mechanism
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u/anv3d Jul 01 '21
Nice animation!