P-152: Virtual World Concept Update 2
This week I have worked almost exclusively on the physics concept test for the virtual world. I think I have done quite well. I have come up with a design that should allow the player to create a structure which can be moved, lifted, and controlled similiar to a vehicle. This is all done in […]
P-152: Virtual World Concept
My latest idea is for a virtual world very similiar to the Astral Realms project that I was working on some time ago. The idea would be to create a large open world, featuring a seamless terrain (no load zones, fast travel points, etc). Players would spawn at a random location, instead of a central […]
P149: Search Addon for Firefox
I have completed the search addon for firefox, it is available on github HERE. Unfortunately, the addon was rejected by the mozilla editors, due mostly to my use of InnerHTML. This can, apparently, be a security and performance risk. The review stated: 1) Your add-on creates DOM nodes from HTML strings containing potentially unsanitized data, […]
P151: VTOL Aircraft: Preliminary Design Sketch
I have come up with a preliminary sketch (Top View Only) of the P151 concept. The general dimensions seem accurate. The circles represent the 4 main rotors. The wings and fuselage look a little thin, but that is likely due to the very large diameter rotors that I had to use. I think, based on […]
P151: VTOL Aircraft Concept Calculations
I have done some basic calculations into the feasiblity of a VTOL aircraft. I have aimed to construct an aircraft similiar in performance to the V-22 Osprey. My aircraft has 4 engines, mounted to 4 separate pylons. It is designed to be extremely rugged and features extensive redundancy in it’s core systems. All of the […]
Rocket Candy (Potassium Nitrate and Sugar)
While working on my rocket projects I read up on homemade rocket fuel. The only two that are viable are black powder (gunpowder) and rocket candy. Since Black Powder is not available where I live, I chose to make rocket candy as an experiment. The formula that I followed was 65% Potassium Nitrate and 35% […]
Phoenix Avatar: Finished 3D Print
I have received my first ever 3D Printed model. Some tiem ago I ordered a stylised Phoenix Logo printed in stainless steel and plated in plished gold. I am very happy with the result. The piece feels solid, and the details are exactly as they appeared in the .STL file I sent to the printers. […]
P151: VTOL Aircraft
I have become very interested in aircraft, and in particular ground effect and VTOL aircraft, since I began working on my previous project (P150). I realised during the P150 project that a supersonic ekranoplan would not really be feasible, not just because of the difficulties in navigating at high speed that close to the ground, […]