Inclines Sections

The inclines are the regions of the loop where the rotor rises from the surface to 80km launch altitude.

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|| incline slope || 0.3640 || 0.1400 || vert/horiz

incline angle

20.00

8.01

degrees

|| deflection force || 205,016 || 82,093 || kiloNewtons

|| deflection force vertical || 201,902 || 81,893 || kiloNewtons

|| deflection force horizontal || 35,601 || 5,731 || kiloNewtons

|| rotor mass density || 2.9882 || 3.0000 || kg/meter

|| rotor velocity || 14,055 || 14,000 || meter/sec

|| gravity || 9.81 || 9.57 || meter^2/sec

|| horizontal distance || 0 || 311.9 || kilometers

|| vertical distance || 0 || 80 || kilometers

|| cable force ratio gz || 1.14 || 4.73 || vert/horiz

|| cable axial force || 0 || 27,701 || kiloNewtons

|| station support force || - || 54,792 || kiloNewtons

|| station + elevator mass || - || 5726 || metric tons

|| main diagonal cable mass || - || 2150 || metric tons

|| incline cable mass || - || 1280 || metric tons

source. gnuplot control file You will need http://gnuplot.info to make the plot, though you can output the data to other plotting packages.