Gemini Questions

For whatever reason (maybe just the age I was when it was flying), Gemini
has always been my favorite spacecraft. I'm especially interested in "what
might have been", you know? So, a few questions-

Was the paraglider concept supposed to skid along a runway at any speed,
or just pretty much touch down vertically? None of the drawings I've seen show
any real shock-absorbing system in the landing gear. Was any to be provided?
Is the old Revell model kit's landing gear option pretty accurate?

Does the mock-up of "Big Gemini" still exist? Maybe it was sent to a junk yard
like Boeing's SST? A photo of the mockup is at-

http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm

I know many here are avid spacecraft modelers. Anybody have pictures they can
share of models they've built of the proposed Gemini variants?

Thanks,
Dale

P.S. Mark Wade has added bios of Tony Nelson and Roger Healey to his
"Phantom Cosmonauts" pages URL is-

http://www.astronautix.com/astrogrp/phaonaut.htm

http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm

SO SAD, this is what we still need today

http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm

So sad we still need this today Delivering 12 tons of supplies or 6 to 12
astronauts at a time to the station.

We shiould of never built the shuttle

Hallerb wrote:


http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm

So sad we still need this today Delivering 12 tons of supplies or 6 to
12 astronauts at a time to the station.

We shiould of never built the shuttle

You "shiould of" paid more attention in school.

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On 09 Dec 2003 12:34:30 GMT, (Hallerb) wrote:


http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm

So sad we still need this today Delivering 12 tons of supplies or 6 to 12
astronauts at a time to the station.

We shiould of never built the shuttle

Should "have", Bob!!

It does sometimes seem like we are reinventing the wheel,
doesn't it? Better late than never, I suppose.

Dale

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Hallerb wrote:


http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm

So sad we still need this today Delivering 12 tons of supplies or 6 to
12 astronauts at a time to the station.

We shiould of never built the shuttle

You "shiould of" paid more attention in school.

Shiould?

:-)



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Reformed Aerospace Engineer
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On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 02:50:26 -0800, Dale wrote:

For whatever reason (maybe just the age I was when it was flying), Gemini
has always been my favorite spacecraft. I'm especially interested in "what
might have been", you know? So, a few questions-

Was the paraglider concept supposed to skid along a runway at any speed,
or just pretty much touch down vertically? None of the drawings I've seen show
any real shock-absorbing system in the landing gear. Was any to be provided?
Is the old Revell model kit's landing gear option pretty accurate?

Does the mock-up of "Big Gemini" still exist? Maybe it was sent to a junk yard
like Boeing's SST? A photo of the mockup is at-

http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm

I know many here are avid spacecraft modelers. Anybody have pictures they can
share of models they've built of the proposed Gemini variants?

Thanks,
Dale


Here you go:


Gemini In Neverland (No. Not that Neverland ;-)

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...and/index.html



Gemini Paraglider

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...ics/index.html



MOL

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...MOL/index.html



NASA photo of Francis Rogallo inspecting a wind tunnel model of his
paraglilder for Gemini

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...gallo_wing.jpg



1/48 Trans-Lunar Gemini

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/vault/TLG.jpg



Winged Gemini

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...inggemini.html



Gemini Paraglider

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model.../parafoil.html



USAF Gemini MOL

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...i/bluegem.html



General Gemini Stuff

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...ni/gengem.html



Modeling the Gemini in 1/24 Scale

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model.../gemini_b.html



Blue Gemini

http://www.delta7studios.com/gemini_blue.htm



Some people don't know when to stop.

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/vault/vince's%20latest%20pics/pic_14.jpg





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Dale wrote:


I know many here are avid spacecraft modelers. Anybody have pictures they can
share of models they've built of the proposed Gemini variants?


I've got a 1/48th scale Gemini/MOL if you'd like some jpgs of that.
The thing's pretty speculative, as it's hard to find data on it that's
consistent.

Pat

There is a nice model of the para-glider Gemini hanging from the ceiling in the
Houston Hard-Rock Cafe', along with lots of other muy frio space memorabilia.

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 07:42:49 -0800, Rusty Barton
wrote:

Here you go:

Wow, thanks for taking the time to post those links. Clears up a lot of
things...

Some people don't know when to stop.

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/vault/vince's%20latest%20pics/pic_14.jpg

The Saturn V at the right is in an odd position relative to the picture on the
wall

Thanks again!

Dale