PinnedMarc YapAerospace Engineering Analysis: China’s Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS)In this edition of The Engineer’s Perspective, we look at what a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System is, and with open source information…Feb 2Feb 2
PinnedMarc YapAerospace Historical Engineering Analysis: The Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar Hypersonic Vehicle.The United States was on its way to developing a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle 60 years before any other nation. What happened? Could the…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
PinnedMarc YapAerospace Historical Engineering Analysis: Project Thor — When the U.S.Straight out of a Science Fiction Plot, Project Thor was seriously considered by the United States as an alternative to Nuclear weapons in…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Marc YapSea Dragon: The Largest Rocket in History.Almost 20 years before the space shuttle flew, the United States could have launched rocket larger than even SpaceX’s Starship. What…Sep 2Sep 2
Marc YapImperial Star Destroyers and Space Elevators: A “Star Wars” Aerospace Engineering Analysis🌍🚀In “Ahsoka”, Star Wars used a real Aerospace concept to load cargo onto an Imperial Star Destroyer. What would it take to make this…Mar 14Mar 14
Marc YapDeriving the Kinzhal Missile’s Actual Range and Speed: An Aerospace Engineering AnalysisAn Open-Source Aerospace Engineering Analysis of the Kh47M2 Kinzhal Missile System indicates the missile’s public information is misleading…Aug 11, 20231Aug 11, 20231
Marc YapAerospace Analysis: How fast can China’s WZ-8 “Hypersonic” UAV really go?A few years ago, images of the “Hypersonic” WZ-8 AV from China appeared in satellite imagery and social media. With open-source…Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
Marc YapSystems Engineering Analysis: VA-111 Skvall — A Russian Torpedo That Can Travel 200+ Miles Per HourA Systems Engineering analysis of the VA-111 Shkval High Speed Supercavitatingn Vechicle (HSSV): A torpedo that travels at 200+ miles an…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
Marc YapSystems Engineering Analysis: V-111 Skvall — A Russian Torpedo That Can Travel 200+ Miles Per HourA Systems Engineering analysis of the V-111 Shkval High Speed Supercavitatingn Vechicle (HSSV): A torpedo that travels at 200+ miles an…Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Marc YapAerospace Engineering Analysis: Anti-Access Area Denial of China’s “Carrier Killer” Missiles..An open Source Analysis of China’s Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles and Hypersonic Glide VehiclesMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023