I believe the plan is that the car itself will be able to refill the
compressed air tank, so that multiple uses will be possible.
On Fri, 20 Sep 2019, 15:48 Steven Kasow, <skasow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Compressed air makes more sense; since it's a car and not a rocket, the
tank can be refilled with a simple compressor, and now it's a reusable
system and not a one-shot disposable.
On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 9:49 AM Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL <
galejs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Any idea of what sort of thruster specs would be practical with such a
setup?
*From:* arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On
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*Subject:* [AR] Re: Tesla Thruster Specs?
My understanding is that they will be compressed air, fed from a tank
where the rear seats would have been.
On Fri, 20 Sep 2019, 14:17 Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL, <
galejs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tesla appears to be planning some sort of cold gas thruster option for
their new roadster model…
… See https://insideevs.com/news/350682/tesla-roadster-spacex-thrusters/
for example…
… but I can’t find anything definitive about what these thrusters are
planned to look like. On one car enthusiast Facebook group I subscribe to,
someone was claiming that Tesla was planning to put ten 400 lb thrusters
around the vehicle which would be capable of firing for 90 seconds, which
sounds silly just thinking about the mass of nitrogen required.
Does anyone here have any information/informed-speculation they could
share about these potential Tesla thrusters?
Thanks,
Robert