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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
It's great. I have an issue with reusing the Orion name for it though, it's nothing like the real one 
How do you like the emergency capsule-saving thingie? 0-450 mph in 2 seconds.
Pete |
Ugh. That's a lot of acceleration. In fact, a quick visit to an online calculator says 10.23 g. That's edge of consciousness, and that assumes even acceleration over the 2-second period. However, with rockets it's not even, there will be less in the first second and more in the second. I bet there's a peak of 15 g there. The astronauts will likely pass out.
Better than being blown to bits though.
calculator:
http://measurespeed.com/acceleration-calculator.php