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Post by lordquesterjones on Mar 26, 2020 15:19:57 GMT
If metal is so expensive, why can we not make rockets out of wood?
Well???
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Mar 27, 2020 1:08:32 GMT
Actually you can make a rocket out of wood-
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Mar 28, 2020 8:23:06 GMT
If metal is so expensive, why can we not make rockets out of wood? Well??? Woods day has passed. There are so many metals and composite materials which give similar properties to wood while adding their own unique properties. I guess there might be some applications still where wood works best but when rocket engineers are used to metal and composite properties they won't look to wood. World war 2 gave some examples of woods qualities. The Hawker Hunter and de Haviland Mosquito were both highly successful helped by the ease of building and especially repair, and using plentiful non strategic materials. I have seen pictures of tanks with wooden railway sleepers hanging off the side as armour. I would think that 30cm thick Australian ironbark would be comparable to an equal thickness of steel armour without the downside of melting when hit by shaped charge munitions. Unfortunately, I cant think of any of woods advantages that would be relevant for rockets.
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Post by lordquesterjones on Mar 28, 2020 13:29:15 GMT
If metal is so expensive, why can we not make rockets out of wood? Well??? Woods day has passed. There are so many metals and composite materials which give similar properties to wood while adding their own unique properties. I guess there might be some applications still where wood works best but when rocket engineers are used to metal and composite properties they won't look to wood. World war 2 gave some examples of woods qualities. The Hawker Hunter and de Haviland Mosquito were both highly successful helped by the ease of building and especially repair, and using plentiful non strategic materials. I have seen pictures of tanks with wooden railway sleepers hanging off the side as armour. I would think that 30cm thick Australian ironbark would be comparable to an equal thickness of steel armour without the downside of melting when hit by shaped charge munitions. Unfortunately, I cant think of any of woods advantages that would be relevant for rockets. Thanks for your insight! What about cardboard then? |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Mar 28, 2020 13:34:26 GMT
Woods day has passed. There are so many metals and composite materials which give similar properties to wood while adding their own unique properties. I guess there might be some applications still where wood works best but when rocket engineers are used to metal and composite properties they won't look to wood. World war 2 gave some examples of woods qualities. The Hawker Hunter and de Haviland Mosquito were both highly successful helped by the ease of building and especially repair, and using plentiful non strategic materials. I have seen pictures of tanks with wooden railway sleepers hanging off the side as armour. I would think that 30cm thick Australian ironbark would be comparable to an equal thickness of steel armour without the downside of melting when hit by shaped charge munitions. Unfortunately, I cant think of any of woods advantages that would be relevant for rockets. Thanks for your insight! What about cardboard then? I think wood and cardboard are under rated for specific tasks in our love affair with metals and plastics. This is being remedied to some extent by recycling so we might see changes. For example I recently got a new stove. It had no polystyrene packing. It was all cardboard, something I hadn't seen for decades..
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Post by Sarge on Mar 29, 2020 3:48:17 GMT
If metal is so expensive, why can we not make rockets out of wood? Well??? Did someone tell you that metal is a problem? |
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Post by lordquesterjones on Mar 29, 2020 8:51:06 GMT
If metal is so expensive, why can we not make rockets out of wood? Well??? Did someone tell you that metal is a problem? Yes; our Lord and saviour, Jesus. What about concrete then? |
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Post by Sarge on Mar 29, 2020 17:24:52 GMT
Did someone tell you that metal is a problem? Yes; our Lord and saviour, Jesus. What about concrete then? Jesus was a carpenter not a rocket scientist, leave it to the experts. |
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Post by lordquesterjones on Mar 29, 2020 19:45:00 GMT
Yes; our Lord and saviour, Jesus. What about concrete then? Jesus was a carpenter not a rocket scientist, leave it to the experts. Ok. I’m really bored 😑! |
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Post by Sarge on Mar 29, 2020 20:04:23 GMT
Jesus was a carpenter not a rocket scientist, leave it to the experts. Ok. I’m really bored 😑! Sorry. On a serious note, ships have been made from concrete. 
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Post by lordquesterjones on Mar 29, 2020 20:39:15 GMT
Sorry. On a serious note, ships have been made from concrete. That’s very interesting. Thanks for sharing. |
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