[Spaceships] TL10 Space RV

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by DataPacRat

If we're going to get rid of SS's formula here, we might as well fall back to Vehicles'. The craft is SM+4, implying a volume of 301 to 1,000 cf, thus a surface area of 300 to 600 sf, which feeds into the drag formula. Given 2,000 lbs of thrust, then top aerial speed depends on the level of streamlining (for which I'll assume at least "good", since the frame is Spaceships "streamlined"): "good" streamlining, max aSpeed 275 to 385 mph; "very good" 355 to 500 mph; "superior" 500 to 705 mph; "excellent" 705 to 1000 mph; "radical" 1000 to 1415 mph.

Are you sure you've taken Wing surface area into account in those numbers? they feel rather high to me.


EDIT: you know what? never mind. I think we've established that the thing can get off the ground, and that it will take some really high-end streamlining to get it going at decent speeds. I'm not sure if living quarters at SM+4 can be streamlined that much and remain usable, but this thing can get into the atmosphere, and I'll bet you can get it into the upper atmosphere.


Vehicles 133 has a stall speed equation.