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May 31st, 2004, 11:39 PM
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Semi OT: Spaceship Cockpits?
Hello all, i was sketching a few spaceships today and realized something - all the spaceships (or most of them) that we see in SE have extensive cockpit-like "windows" on their front, sides, etc.
Now the question is, whats the use of those? Wouldn't a ship just need one (pretty small one, comparatively, if talking about big ships) for visual, and THATS IT?
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May 31st, 2004, 11:42 PM
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Re: Semi OT: Spaceship Cockpits?
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May 31st, 2004, 11:58 PM
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Re: Semi OT: Spaceship Cockpits?
They're for the entertainment of the crew.
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June 1st, 2004, 03:42 AM
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Re: Semi OT: Spaceship Cockpits?
no, seriously? 
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June 1st, 2004, 06:22 AM
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Re: Semi OT: Spaceship Cockpits?
All great craft in history have needed the ability to see for navigation and the equivalent of "parking" for whatever craft you are talking about. Even submarines, which have no windows, must surface and put people up on the sail (bridge) for maneuvering in and out of port. Apollo 13, in which the movie was very accurate, used visual navigation to make it back to Earth. I would think that, since humans rely on vision for so much, the ability to see out of a craft for navigation, combat, maneuvering, etc., would be absolutely necessary.
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June 1st, 2004, 08:09 AM
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Re: Semi OT: Spaceship Cockpits?
But what about futuristic massive spaceships, manned with hundreds of people and equipped with the most precise sensors and computers?
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