Timeline for What's the name of this maneuver for unlimited delta-v?
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| Aug 29, 2014 at 1:46 | comment | added | sneak | Heinlein called it a Skew Flip Turnover: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skew_flip_turnover | |
| Aug 27, 2014 at 17:31 | comment | added | DJohnM | See: mathworld.wolfram.com/BrachistochroneProblem.html for another origin for the weird word... | |
| Aug 26, 2014 at 21:07 | comment | added | Keith Thompson | If I recall correctly, the "skew-flip maneuver" was a curved path designed to maintain a constant 1-G on-board acceleration during turnover. A simpler alternative would be to turn off the engines, rotate the ship, and restart the engines. Reasons for the skew-flip might include the comfort of the passengers and concern about being able to restart the engines. | |
| Aug 26, 2014 at 20:47 | comment | added | Pedro Werneck | That's it! That name is hard to remember. Thanks. | |
| Aug 26, 2014 at 20:46 | vote | accept | Pedro Werneck | ||
| Aug 26, 2014 at 20:36 | history | answered | Russell Borogove | CC BY-SA 3.0 |