Re: Re: Multiple engines (was RE: Liquox)

On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 18:31, David Weinshenker wrote:

> I suppose that with sufficient throttling capability, it might be possible 
> to start each engine at reduced thrust, such that the total thrust stayed 
> below the vehicle's liftoff weight - then when they're all running at partial 
> power, bring them up to full thrust together.

	I see where you are going with that, but I don't think it would work in
practice, unless you could throttle very far down, because it doesn't
take a lot of torque to make a vehicle, especially a skinny one,
dangerously unstable. Hold-down clamps and a big mass of sand seems the
right way to go.

	-p