The estimable e of pi and I have been posting our timeline Boldly Going: A History of an American Space Station on AH.com Today, I'd like to share with you some shipbucket art that I did in support of the timeline. Behold, the two winners of that universe's analog to the Evolved Expendable Launch Ve...
Dan, nice drawings, but one thing stands out to me. On the N905NA 2011 drawing, the lower section of the arrow device goes in front of the N and the A in NASA, as seen here: https://www.deviantart.com/timothyjc/art/NASA-Tail-2-851287601 It could also use some clean up with the tails of the arrow dev...
An important note on the NASA device (not the full meatball shown, but the simpler arrow text and orbit one) is that the upper point of the arrow/wing always points aft on aircraft. I've gone & made a big version of one that points the opposite way of the traditional device here . edit: This is NOT ...
That's a whopper of a question, and there's no concise answer. The long and the short of it comes down to a thoughtful examination of existing ships and a lot of reading, and that's obviously just to get to snarky amateur level. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems is a good pla...
The unbuilt A380-900 Designs. I've seen references for two options - a 6+4 frame stretch, and a longer 12+7 frame stretch (Referenced as 'Udvar Hazy'). Useful for all of your super-jumbo needs. http://cizadlo.us/Images/Bucket/Airbus%20A380-900.png http://cizadlo.us/Images/Bucket/Airbus%20A380-900%20...