Hi!
   These files are intended to be used with VidioScape 3D.

   NOTE: rename HST.geo to HyperSonicTransport.geo

     The files included can be assembled to yield a three or four part
video.  Three files are used to create each scene.  VS 3D requires a motion,
a camera, and a geometry file.  Use HyperSonicTransport.geo in each scene
along with the properly numbered mot and cam files.  Use VS 3D to assemble
each scene and then record it in an anim file.  The anim files can then be
played to an ordinary VCR one at a time.  Record (on the VCR) scene one (from
 anim1), press PAUSE, load anim2, continue ....

     While each scene can be enjoyed by itself in the form of an anim file,
the full effect comes when seeing the scenes played end to end from a VCR.
If you are only going to use the anim format, start with scene3.

     The third scene will loop repeatedly in the anim format since the first
and last frames are the same.  The fourth scene does not integrate perfectly
with the end of the third scene, but is interesting.  Better alignment can
be achieved by fiddling with Hyper4.mot and Hyper4.cam.  If you don't mind a
slightly jerky transition from scene3 to scene4 go ahead and tack it on the
end of the video.

     I recorded my video using 352x400 resolution SOLID modeling with a
black sky and a black ground.

     My system consists of an Amiga 1000 with:
               * Insider 1 meg memory expansion
               * KwikStart 1.2 rom kickstart eliminator (frees 256K)
               * CBM 256K front mount ram
               * 2-3.5 disk drives

      This video was the culmination of design project for a senior level
aerospace design course here at CASE.  Several universities around the
country also have similar classes.  Designs are then compared and
critiqued at a seminar sponsored by NASA at Langley.

      Our design goal was to do a conceptual study of a feasible craft
which could fly from New York to Tokyo in 2 hours.  This requires a speed of
mach 7 at 100000 ft.  This very high speed causes a number of unconventional
problems to arise.  Like, "How do we keep it from melting?"  A plane like
this also requires exotic fuels like hydrogen.

      I hope you enjoy these pictures,
                                           Patrick Doherty
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