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VB6 Aurora => VB6 Mechanics => Topic started by: Varee on April 14, 2013, 07:49:14 PM

Title: Slow missle fast ship?
Post by: Varee on April 14, 2013, 07:49:14 PM

Hi I am new here and i got a question.  If i designed a ship that move at about 9600km/s but i made a missle that only fly at about 4000km/s will the ship runinto the missle if it moving in the same direction or will the missle speed add up with the ship making it 13600km/s?

Title: Re: Slow missle fast ship?
Post by: Nightstar on April 14, 2013, 08:12:27 PM

The ship will pass the missile.

Title: Re: Slow missle fast ship?
Post by: Conscript Gary on April 14, 2013, 08:49:41 PM

The ship's speed won't add to the missile's speed, by the way. Trans-Newtonian products stay fixed in space essentially except when under engine power.

Title: Re: Slow missle fast ship?
Post by: Varee on April 16, 2013, 06:44:39 AM

Quote from: Conscript Gary link=topic=6086. msg62448#msg62448 date=1365990581

The ship's speed won't add to the missile's speed, by the way.  Trans-Newtonian products stay fixed in space essentially except when under engine power.

Oh  i was thinking the ship use fuel just to speed up slowdown or turn hmm maybe i need to read more.  This mean ship wont crash into stuff if they run out of fuel to manuever right? It will just stop whereever it is correct?

Title: Re: Slow missle fast ship?
Post by: Maltay on April 16, 2013, 07:08:13 AM

Yes.  Newtonian physics, like momentum, are not modeled.