Just A. Tinker

@John_Gardi · Dec 30, 2019

How about worm gears for the rear flaps like the jack screws in planes with an upper rear elevator on their tails? Could you make them strong enough because getting enough torque to drive them at such a high gear ratio wouldn't be a issue.

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

Many ways to solve this problem, but the power requirements are much higher than aircraft control surfaces. When moving giant body flaps rapidly, achieving high power is much harder than high torque.

11:00 PM · December 30, 2019 · 0 views

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