~ Ah, that makes sense. That you put so much thought into the functionality of your designs really sells them as a cohesive whole, in my opinion. Just astonishing!I suppose it is rather hose-like in its structure, yes. I wanted the bussard to be a wraparound tube (think of it like a half-tokamak that contains and processes the ingested hydrogen.) that then is ducted inside the nacelle. The surface of the bussard has numerous pores that let in gases, but like a cell membrane, won't let them out. here's a closeup of the wireframe:
