top of page

Ascending into Space:Bombs vs Elevators
 Prerequisites

You should be familiar with the following topics:

  • Geometry 

  • Vectors 

  • Circular motion (A Level)

  • Gravitation (A Level)

  • Differential and Integral Calculus (A Level)

Introduction

Rockets

CM.png
OUTCM.png

Fig 1a

Fig 1b

(1)

(7)

(6)

(5)

(4)

(3)

(2)

exhuast table.png
mass ratio table.png

Elevators

Elavator.png

Fig 2a

RES.png

Fig 2b

(10)

(9)

(8)

No Counterweight

(14)

(13)

(12)

(11)

Counterweight

(16)

(15)

Maximum Tensile Strength

Tensile table.png

(18)

(17)

bottom of page