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Anthony · 11-28-2021, 11:51 AM

You can ignore gravity in computations about lifting gas, since it affects payload weight in exactly the same way as it affects lifting ability.

As for vacuum balloons: any time a design sequence says vacuum balloons are useful, it means you've found an error in the design sequence.

11-28-2021, 11:51 AM	#3
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: vehicles on Mars: lifting capacity You can ignore gravity in computations about lifting gas, since it affects payload weight in exactly the same way as it affects lifting ability. As for vacuum balloons: any time a design sequence says vacuum balloons are useful, it means you've found an error in the design sequence. __________________ My GURPS site and Blog.