Radius ( Diameter ) of Retro SciFi corridor ~2001 space-station ring ?

nikkelly

Hi !

Can any-one put a figure to nominal Radius ( Diameter ) of IM00061679-01_Retro SciFi corridor ~2001 space-station ring ??

As the kit only covers one portiomn of arc, no spoke or hub, is difficult to estimate...

Nik

NorthOf45

Wow, I haven't done that much trig since.... I can't remember.

Okay, the slope at each end is pretty close to 15 degrees, so that makes a 30 degree sweep. The angle of a radial line is 75 degrees at either end, so 15 degrees at the center from the vertical to the end of the arc. From the end of the corridor to a midline perpendicular to the middle of the floor is 55.7 m (horizontally). We'll call that the Opposite side. Opposite side divided by the radius (aka Hypotenuse) is the sine of the angle. We know the angle, so,

radius * sin (15 degrees) = 55.7 m (if I could draw it in here I would)

55.7 m / sin (15 deg) = 215 m radius, give or take...

ETA: and I just noticed there is a series of "Axe"s (axes) located at 20000 cm (200 m). It serves as the center of rotation for the props in the corridor so that they slide along the curve instead of a straight line.