Quote from: 2008rlctx on 05/04/2018 03:54 pmLet's hope all the...I's (were) dotted!Really?! Look closely at yours! It doesn't matter that much in a post, but the irony is that on a rocket, such an error could cost LOV, making your meaning even that more salient!
Let's hope all the...I's (were) dotted!
Quote from: Lars-J on 05/04/2018 06:41 pmThe final shape isn't all that different - the leg tips have been extended and rounded like the cap/fairings.It looks like a pretty significant shape change to my non-aerospace grade eye. Old version seems "pointy" and the newer overall shape is much more "rounded". IMHO.
The final shape isn't all that different - the leg tips have been extended and rounded like the cap/fairings.
Quote from: GreenShrike on 05/04/2018 03:01 pmI wish SpaceX would write the core numbers more prominently and in something other than pale grey. I think they did this for aesthetic reasons, big numbers may look good to enthusiasts, but they look ugly to normal people. Look around you, none of your widgets have its serial number displayed in big visible letters, they're all hidden somewhere in small fonts.
I wish SpaceX would write the core numbers more prominently and in something other than pale grey.
Rockets cores aren't anonymous widgets that just blend into the background. They're some of the biggest and noisiest things around.Also, I don't believe that most people would call, for example, the serial NCC-1701 painted on a certain starship in quite a conspicuous location and at a very readable size "ugly". ;-)
Can we please nip this "should have HUGE numbers" discussion in the bud, and discuss more relevant things about block 5?
Which means the only reason we're talking about this is because WE in the public want to know the difference, but making it easy for the public to track stages is apparently NOT a concern that SpaceX has. And we all know this, so we should not complain about it.
I made a #Falcon9 Block 5 vs block 4 comparison shot, special thanks to @Craig_VG for merging @spiel2001's images. #spacex
So SpaceX must be pretty confident to have their logo in the center of the core, rather than being cramped towads the bottom. I guess the new core insulation must do a lot to prevent the frost and ice build up that would otherwise obscure it. I wonder if perhaps they're also using some sort of hydrophobic paint to keep the logo readable during propellant loading?
Quote from: GreenShrike on 05/04/2018 09:08 pmSo SpaceX must be pretty confident to have their logo in the center of the core, rather than being cramped towads the bottom. I guess the new core insulation must do a lot to prevent the frost and ice build up that would otherwise obscure it. I wonder if perhaps they're also using some sort of hydrophobic paint to keep the logo readable during propellant loading?I really doubt that is some magic paint can prevent frosting. The reason to move the logo could be as simple as not enough space between the legs.
Quote from: zhangmdev on 05/04/2018 09:45 pmQuote from: GreenShrike on 05/04/2018 09:08 pmSo SpaceX must be pretty confident to have their logo in the center of the core, rather than being cramped towads the bottom. I guess the new core insulation must do a lot to prevent the frost and ice build up that would otherwise obscure it. I wonder if perhaps they're also using some sort of hydrophobic paint to keep the logo readable during propellant loading?I really doubt that is some magic paint can prevent frosting. The reason to move the logo could be as simple as not enough space between the legs.Or that they aren't going to be washing the boosters between uses so they wanted the logo on the section that ends up the cleanest after they have been flown and covered with soot. I think they are willing to just accept that the logo will be covered up or obscured some by ice/frost during loading operations. They are big enough now and established enough that they don't have to worry about people not knowing who they are or having the company's brand damaged by people making sophmoric jokes about the frost pattern making the rocket say sex (really "ceX").
Quote from: GreenShrike on 05/04/2018 03:01 pmI wish SpaceX would write the core numbers more prominently and in something other than pale grey. I think they did this for aesthetic reasons, big numbers may look good to enthusiasts, but they look ugly to normal people.
QuoteI made a #Falcon9 Block 5 vs block 4 comparison shot, special thanks to @Craig_VG for merging @spiel2001's images. #spacexhttps://twitter.com/tj_cooney/status/992496074454654982
what do you guys make of this? it looks like some sort of stiffing piece attached to the outside of the main leg structure. is that metal or just more carbon fiber? are those rivets?