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Old 08-03-2011, 02:20 AM   #4
Pomphis
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Default Re: Any Vehicle 3e space launder designs out there

VotW 745 is a TL7 Orion freighter.

This is a TL8 fission-powered shuttle I made:

TL 8 Shuttle 200 tons = maxLWt: 400,000 lb Size+7

Body: 20,000 cf / 4,421 sf
2 Wings: 1,000 cf / 900 sf
Retractable Wheels: 1,000 cf / 600 s
Totals: 23,000 cf / 6,821 sf, Drag 155.525, Lift 2,242.1

6x Roomy Crewstation with Terminal/Crashweb/G-seat/HUD,
50x Roomy Seat with Crashweb/G-seat, Toilet (Normal/Superior),
Computerized and Duplicate Controls, 3x Hardened Microframes,
2x VLR-Com/Scrambler, 8x LR-Com/Scrambler, 2x LR-Tightbeam-Com/Scrambler, 2x LR-Lasercom/Scrambler,
3x Transponder, 3x GPS, 3x INS, 2x Advanced Radar Detector, 3x Flightrecorder,
F: AirSearch NoTarget Radar 200 miles / Scan 25, NoTarget AESA 100 miles / Scan 23,
F: TG 20 miles / Scan 19, LLTV x70,
L/R/B: 3x TG 10 miles / Scan 17, 3x LLTV x10,
28 man-days limited life-support (56x 12 hours), Full Fire Suppression, 2x Airlock 4,
1,200,000 lb thrust Fission Rocket,
10,000 gallons ultralight self-sealing tanks in wings, 50x rE-cell,
Radical Streamlining, Sealed, Radiation Shielding, MD VeryExp Frame, Improved Brakes, Smartwheels,
Body/Wings U: DR 30 ExpComposite, Body/Wings F/L/R/B/T: DR 20 ExpComposite

Reaction Mass Endurance: 5 minutes

sAccel: 3 G
delta-V: 5.97 mps or 21,503 mph

EWt: 237,865.25 lb, Reaction Mass Wt: 85,000 lb, Payload: 77,134.75 lb
Cargo/empty: 3,205.65 cf
Cost: 191,062,803.8 $ (= 2,478 $ / lb payload)

aSpeed: 7,605 mph (Mach 10.27)

aMR: 2

StallSpeed: 245 mph
gAccel: 35 mph/s, gDecel: 20 mph/s
Takeoff Runway: 429 yards, Landing Runway 751 yards

HT 8 / 6,632
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