Who wants to resuscitate Orion?

Date: May 9, 2005

RE: Who wants to resuscitate Orion?

Date: May 9, 2005

No, sorry, maybe the gas would not be ejected but rather the air would enter (with the same effect).

Or even we could set fire to the balloon (if it is filled with hydrogen). Cool!

Date: May 9, 2005

No, when I think about it, I am not sure if the air would enter or if the hydrogen would be ejected or both or none when opening a hole on one side of the balloon. I were thinking wrong. The pressure must be about the same in the inside and in the outside. But by opening a hole and setting fire to the hydrogen, we would heat the air and thus induce a hydrogen stream out of the balloon.

Date: May 9, 2005

Because the balloon is under load, then the hydrogen contained within it would be under positive pressure. However, the pressure difference across the envelope would be fairly small by design, so the envelope could be thin. Still, a positive pressure should forcebly eject the hydrogen which ought to cause a reaction--not sure what the behaviour would be. Still, I don't think I'd want all of the stuff floating down toward an Orion about to set off a nuclear pulse unit. Atleast, not on an Orion I'd want to ride anyway!

Date: May 9, 2005

Maybe the balloon launched variant should be named the Phoenix? lol