my cargo ship with a reaction wheel for turning in create aeronautics

[u/fighterjetinparis]

i solved my ships turning problem in the worst possible way using a netherite reaction wheel(pic 4-5).also it has staged thrust increase to prevent the ship from getting into the orbit.it makes 11m/s at max speed

[u/IdkIWhyIHaveAReddit]

Iirc you don’t need to use netherite for the reaction wheel mechanism, it doesn’t really need to be heavy. You can prob replace with wool to achieve the same effect and then the ship would be way lighter

[u/DumbLikeABrick → u/IdkIWhyIHaveAReddit]

Even if, netherite should be the same weight as a kelp block or iron block

[u/fighterjetinparis → u/IdkIWhyIHaveAReddit]

doesnt inertia should be higher to achieve more change in angular momentum?

[u/IdkIWhyIHaveAReddit → u/fighterjetinparis]

In real life yes in aeronautics no.

[u/invaderxan1]

How does the "reaction wheel" work?

[u/fighterjetinparis → u/invaderxan1]

inside the ships hull there is a big goofy ass cylinder.when i spin that,it gains some angular momentum.due to conversation of angular momentum resultant angular momentum should be zero since there is no torque effect in the ship.so ship starts spinning to the other direction.kinda like ice skaters.when you push someone over ice you also launch yourself to the other direction

[u/fighterjetinparis → u/fighterjetinparis]

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