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Old 10-04-2017, 09:17 AM   #14
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Default Re: [Spaceships] simply fuel math...

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Originally Posted by hal View Post
Just out of idle curiosity...

Would the formula for Realistic Delta-V from TRANSHUMAN SPACE apply here?
I believe the realistic dV formula was the rocket equation presented above, and hidden behind the table in Spaceships, except Spaceships abstracts the choice of fuels to a somewhat generic representation and a limited set of mass ratios so it doesn't have to deal with individual Isp (shut up iPad, Isp is capitalized correctly).
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