Alan Anderson wrote:
I don't actually see any "R" described there, just "D".

Don't test anything -- except the hull -- because store bought is
supposed to work. And, glue it all together with gobs of epoxy.

I hope you're being facetious.


Not facetious, just admiring the way the Vikings built their Dragon
Ships. No fooling around. They were the 'can do' types.

Cut the trees, split them, take out the splinters, groove them together
and nail them with wooden dowels. And, cement, seal, and finish with
tree sap. And, off they go!

I admire them and their accomplishment because 'it worked'! They beat
up on everybody with those ships, not to mention swords and mace. And,
I bet they drank beer while they worked. Real gusto!

For some reason, however, the United States is going to take 12 years
to do what it already did back in 1969? It is going to cost 105
billion dollars? Gusto? I think not.

There are probably some that think building a spaceship in a cow
pasture is impossible. It is not.

Put a tarp up to keep rain off the epoxy while it is curing (drying).
When the sun is shining take the tarp away because sunlight will speed
things up.

After all the fuel tanks and crew and cargo modules have been "snapped"
together, complete the double hull. Up to now there has been exposure
to humidity -- out in the desert that it minimal -- and sunlight but
now the delicate aeronautical equipment can be installed with the
shelter of the spaceship hull. Piece of cake.

So, if a nice big hanger is around for all this so much the better, but
it is not an absolute necessity.


tomcat