I would recommend using at least marine grade bs 1088 certified plywood
or maybe aviation grade. Then encapsulate it in epoxy, fibreglass
cloth, carbon fiber and kevlar (where applicable). I think using a
stitch and glue construction technique you could build a ship that
would get you into space.......as they say that the high end plwood is
as strong as steel but considerably lighter, but I can't see how a wood
based craft would survive the rigours of re-entry...... I mean it would
burn up, after all it is wood, right?
Good Luck.
Ground control to Major Tom.
In article <[email protected]>,
Winnie Oakbob <[email protected]> wrote:
>I want to leave this boring planet soon and I need a
>spaceship.Unfortunately, I cannot afford expensive metals, so I think
>a wooden spaceship is enough.
>
>Which kind of wood do you recommend to build a spaceship ???
This is a "solved problem"
Do a google search for: "stage tree" Niven
On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:30:50 -0400, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hmm. Balsa has a good strength:weight ratio and is fairly easy to shape
>
> How does it stand up to re-entry?
You do know that oak has been used for heatshield material, yes?
Ablates quite well, but single-use only, obviously.
surely the best wood to use is Plane!
Oldun
"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Particle board at the BORG. There's no water in space to turn the PB to
> mush.
>
> Dave
>
> Winnie Oakbob wrote:
>
>> I want to leave this boring planet soon and I need a
>> spaceship.Unfortunately, I cannot afford expensive metals, so I think
>> a wooden spaceship is enough.
>>
>> Which kind of wood do you recommend to build a spaceship ???
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hmm. Balsa has a good strength:weight ratio and is fairly easy to shape
>
> How does it stand up to re-entry?
There will be no re-entry and probably not a great deal of standing up, too.
[-8
--
Morris
In rec.woodworking Winnie Oakbob <[email protected]> did ask:
>
> Which kind of wood do you recommend to build a spaceship ???
Bob Shaw's books have some suggestions.
Particle board at the BORG. There's no water in space to turn the PB to
mush.
Dave
Winnie Oakbob wrote:
> I want to leave this boring planet soon and I need a
> spaceship.Unfortunately, I cannot afford expensive metals, so I think
> a wooden spaceship is enough.
>
> Which kind of wood do you recommend to build a spaceship ???
"Winnie Oakbob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I want to leave this boring planet soon and I need a
> spaceship.Unfortunately, I cannot afford expensive metals, so I think
> a wooden spaceship is enough.
>
> Which kind of wood do you recommend to build a spaceship ???
Hmm. Balsa has a good strength:weight ratio and is fairly easy to shape. On
the other hand, some of the manufactured wood products are edible when
soaked in water. AppleBoard(tm), for example, when soaked for 15-20 minutes
turns into acceptable applesauce. You'll probably want to panel your cabin
with wood from the rubber tree. Avoid hemlock for galley and mess use.
--
Morris
In article <[email protected]>,
"Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hmm. Balsa has a good strength:weight ratio and is fairly easy to shape
How does it stand up to re-entry?
On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:30:50 -0400, Robatoy wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hmm. Balsa has a good strength:weight ratio and is fairly easy to shape
>
> How does it stand up to re-entry?
Not an issue.
He's not coming back.
Bill