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i was more comparing it to the (better) SW: Battlefront multiplayer idea. So i repeat my previous question.

  • 11.03.2009 4:53 PM PDT

Posted by: Shivers
Posted by: Forak78
i have been pondering if hornets are space worthy.

if not, how would this work?


First of all its impossible to produce thrust with jet engines in space (no air to push against). And who said you would be piloting a hornet... :\

Actually, jet engines are able to push you around in Space. It's just the type of engines the drivable vehicles we have in Halo 3 are not strong enough to get out of the planet's gravity pool.

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  • 11.03.2009 4:55 PM PDT

Posted by: Shivers
Your question was are hornets space worthy, the answer is no, they cant fly in space......

No, the engines can be effective in space (even more so than in the atmosphere), it's just that the vehicle is not graded for space flight. It's just not air-tight. You would die without a specialized suit.

  • 11.03.2009 4:58 PM PDT
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i apologize. in my second sentencei asked "how would this work". when i said "this" i was referring to the SW:Battlefront multiplayer idea.

  • 11.03.2009 5:00 PM PDT

Posted by: Shivers
Do you know how thrust works? Action=opposite and equal reaction. If your thinking of the moon mission thrusters, making an easily controllable space warship would be near impossible

The force meets no friction. It is able to move in vacuum. Any force is able to propel an object in vacuum (even swinging your arm would make you spin in another direction). It's just that the thrusters on the hornets or on real-life jets aren't strong enough to leave Earth's (or any other planets') atmosphere/gravity well.

  • 11.03.2009 5:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: Shivers
Your question was are hornets space worthy, the answer is no, they cant fly in space......

No, the engines can be effective in space (even more so than in the atmosphere), it's just that the vehicle is not graded for space flight. It's just not air-tight. You would die without a specialized suit.


http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/2/27/Hornet_Halo_3.jpg The thrusters on either side of the hornet use air like a helicopter. when was the last time you saw a helicopter in space. Never because its not possible

Those aren't propellers, though. They are a special variety of jets.

  • 11.03.2009 5:03 PM PDT
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It's just that the thrusters on the hornets or on real-life jets aren't strong enough to leave Earth's (or any other planets') atmosphere/gravity well.

remember, the hornet does not necesarrily have to leave the earth's atmosphere. it is in the UNSC carrier.

  • 11.03.2009 5:06 PM PDT

Posted by: Forak78
It's just that the thrusters on the hornets or on real-life jets aren't strong enough to leave Earth's (or any other planets') atmosphere/gravity well.

remember, the hornet does not necesarrily have to leave the earth's atmosphere. it is in the UNSC carrier.

I know, I'm just stating if they were in Space, they can still move around.

  • 11.03.2009 5:07 PM PDT

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IF they have space battles, I would want them to be like Star Wars Battlefront type games. You can either attack the outside of the ships with a spacecraft or you can board it and blow it up from the inside

  • 11.03.2009 5:08 PM PDT

Posted by: Shivers
Its extremely hard to move anything in a vacuum. And to move anything the thrusters have to push on something to move. Right? In Our atmosphere the air is that something or material. In the vacuum of space theres near nothing to push against.

It's actually easier to move in Vacuum. All you have to do in a ship is just burst forward for a second, and you would still keep moving. Air does friction, which is why we constantly need to use fuel with our real-life jets. Granted, Propellers don't work as well, they actually need gases.

You need to take physics, buddy-boy.

[Edited on 11.03.2009 5:20 PM PST]

  • 11.03.2009 5:12 PM PDT

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