A paradoxical thought experiment
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From: sean_q_ on 8 Jul 2010 16:44 The Older Gentleman wrote: > OK, so it's fiction/conjecture, but these were genuine designs or > concepts even if they never got to the flying stage. The Germans were > *decades* ahead. I believe this was an unintended result of the armament limitations imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles (which put no restrictions on rocket science, among other things). "Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony." --Morpheus in _The Matrix_ SQ
From: Bob Myers on 8 Jul 2010 16:45 sean_q_ wrote: > I wonder if there would be any military applications for something > like this. Imagine a high-explosive-laden, satellite or drone-guided > Hayabusa tear-assing along at 150 mph across the open desert > seeking out enemy targets. A lot more economical than a cruise > missile. First problem that comes to mind, though, is that something like that would be too easy for the other side to knock over. The guidance system required for a two-wheeled vehicle to make it over variable terrain with a reasonable confidence of hitting the target, AND remaining stable and able to recover from unexpected stuff in the way or the intentional attempt to knock it out would be wayyyyy pricy, too. Bob M.
From: sean_q_ on 8 Jul 2010 16:48 The Older Gentleman wrote: > I think, given the terrain, that a BMW R1200GS might be more effective > ;-) Wow, posted only 3 mins after mine. You must be on-line right right now, somewhere in Blighty (or is it Chile by now?) ps. What a waste of a good touring bike. I don't mind the Pentagon blowing up sportbikes, though. SQ
From: The Older Gentleman on 8 Jul 2010 16:52 sean_q_ <nospam(a)no.spam> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > > I think, given the terrain, that a BMW R1200GS might be more effective > > ;-) > > Wow, posted only 3 mins after mine. You must be on-line right right now, > somewhere in Blighty (or is it Chile by now?) London, yes. Off to Chile Sunday next (by way of a few days in Buenos Aires first). -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: The Older Gentleman on 8 Jul 2010 16:52
Bob Myers <nospamplease(a)address.invalid> wrote: > sean_q_ wrote: > > > I wonder if there would be any military applications for something > > like this. Imagine a high-explosive-laden, satellite or drone-guided > > Hayabusa tear-assing along at 150 mph across the open desert > > seeking out enemy targets. A lot more economical than a cruise > > missile. > > First problem that comes to mind, though, is that something > like that would be too easy for the other side to knock over. > The guidance system required for a two-wheeled vehicle > to make it over variable terrain with a reasonable confidence > of hitting the target, AND remaining stable and able to > recover from unexpected stuff in the way or the intentional > attempt to knock it out would be wayyyyy pricy, too. > But as a suicide weapon, for use by the Bad Guys, it has its good points ;-) -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |