Analyzing the ISV Landing Sequence from Avatar 2

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Spacedock delves into the ISV Landing Sequence from #Avatar 2

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[Spacedock]

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[Jimmy]

I can imagine the meeting where the RDA decided to land ISV's
"Could we save money by landing an ISV so we don't have to use Valkyries?"
"It would annihilate the landing zone."
"That would save us even _more_ money!"

[reganator]

It's possible that the first modules are deliberately flying too low in order to save on munitions shipments- they have to clear the forest anyway, and an engines thrust output is proportional to it's effectiveness as a weapon. So drop the first one in hot, then crane down the second as they pull back up into orbit.

[jacobbuxton]

any sense of morality leaving my body the moment the humans have cool spaceships

[wyvernbravo]

"Hey guys the humans are back!!"
"What makes you say tha-" *Gets vaporised*

[be-noble]

“Anti-Matter’em from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.”

[mitwhitgaming]

I audibly gasped in the theater during this scene, and my dad gave me a funny look. I'm a nerd okay, and a semi-realistic space landing gets me excited.

[Brendissimo]

The "Manifest Destiny" lol. I see Avatar 2 is continuing the first film's proud tradition of having a script that about as subtle as being smacked over the head while being yelled at.

[Exospray]

So regarding the laser sail I don't think its been forgotten. I think RDA has just built even more lasers around Earth to push more (or bigger) ISVs out to alpha centauri. Part of the reason RDA needs the space elevator (good spot by the way) is to build another set of lasers in orbit of Pandora to break a new wave of massive engineless ISVs (no need for heavy antimatter engines, more mass for cryobeds and cargo). Also the fact its called a sling load rather than a sky crane might be because the ISVs can also come down and pick stuff up using the same system.

[casbot]

This takes _clearing the L Z_ to a whole 'nother level.

[nachoolo]

"Oh Yeah! Did I mention that the lead ISV for the invasion was called the Manifest Destiny?"

James Cameron thinks that subtlety is for cowards.

[Tallacus]

Those ISVs and their Valkyrie Shuttles are the true stars of the franchise... gosh I love them....

[tymek]

Seeing that in IMAX 3D was totally worth it. The devastation was exactly what the sky people return represented and the landing and technology were suprisingly realistic for a mainstream movie.

I need detailed breakdowns of every vehicle, structure and weapon in Avatar 2, there were dozens of amazing designs!

[michaeljf]

I know the message of the movies, but the ISVs make it hard to root for anyone else but RDA and it's shiny toys

[mirochlebovec]

Since you mentioned that the engines have a hydrogen afterburner I think they just turned down the power and started dumping as much hydrogen as possible into the engines to keep enough thrust while making the exhaust juuust cool enough not to weld the landing modules to the ground. That would of course make the engines very inefficient but thats ok since each ISV only has to do one landing/takeoff before getting refueled.

[luisbrunkow]

Those ginormous engines had the entire cinema shaking from the bass it was absolute insanity

[crashstudis]

I've heard of scorched land tactics, but ain't that supposed to be done on retreat and not arrival?

[SuwinTzi]

"Manifest Destiny"

Trying to hit the audience with force of reentry there.

[punkcanuck]

I'd like to point out that a LOT of science fiction franchises have explicit rules about using space based propulsion in a planetary atmosphere. Some universes out right state that using space based propulsion in atmosphere is war crime. I think this counts.

[transcatgirl]

"Manifest destiny" subtle james, subtle