Talk:Apollo Lunar Module
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[edit] old talk
Noted that Lunar lander redirected here. Perhaps it should go to Lunar Lander instead, or have some sort of disambig page?
- I've added some disambig notices to the top of the respective articles. Evil Monkey∴Hello 21:02, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 3, 4, or 5 legs?
This statement needs clarification:
"The initial design iteration had the LEM with three landing legs. It was felt that three legs, though the lightest configuration, was the least stable if one of the legs were damaged during landing. The next landing gear design iteration had five legs and was the most stable configuration for landing on an unknown terrain. That configuration was too heavy and the compromise was four landing legs."
Where did this information come from?
The initial LEM Statement of Work that went out to the 11 companies that bid on the LM is dated July 1962. It shows an LM with four legs. Of course, this was just a initial drawing, and NASA did not specify a preferred number of legs. The "Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft" reference that is in the document states that Grumman started with 5 legs in 1963 and then went to four because of the shape of the descent stage and because it fit better in the adapter during launch. Cjosefy 17:09, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ECG??
Any ECG in the ship? i saw a vid that show an ecg in the ship
Jer10 95 05:10, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Two-point conversion
I've heard a Canadian
company built the landing legs. Anybody know which one it was? Trekphiler 15:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
