Was wondering about this the other day. Liftoff and landing the acceleration would be vertical so a reclining seat should work fine. However during reentry the forces will be sideways until the ship flips for landing. Will the seats have to reorient themselves during the flip?Steve
There were these speculative images posted to imgur. Something for the imagination to work with.
Quote from: nacnud on 01/09/2018 09:53 pmThere were these speculative images posted to imgur. Something for the imagination to work with.Clearly Mars transport for 2016 version.The drawn images fit 102 people in 4 layers in 4.4m of hull height.At that density, you can fit perhaps 300 people, with more layers and no cargo.The capsules - especially the hatches - are notably more cramped in the ~8.8m internal diameter than the ~11.8m.https://i.imgur.com/XfIQhizl.jpg - from the above.
I have been allowing 7.8 m average internal diameter (0.6 m walls) for shell , stringers, and multilayer insulation. Your 8.8 m figure is much more attractive. Do you have a reference? Thanks