From: [email removed] (Stephen D Smith)
Organization: personal mailbox at The Next Challenge
Here's more from Scott:
Stephen D Smith USENET: [email removed]
BIX: sdsmith
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I have no access to e-mail so you will not be able to
reach me very easily and there will be long gaps between
my having access to any comments to any designs or ideas
you might have but I would appreciate it
Scott Kellogg [phone removed]
[address removed]
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Dr. Hloch: Scientist, Ex-Scout 5A8FEC 5 terms Age 38
Race: Ael Yael for reference see JTAS-15 or Best of J-4
Physics-4, Astronomy-4, Biology-1, Sophontology-2, Ship Design-2,
Research-1, Administration-1, Computer-2, Engineering-2, Gravitics-2,
Pilot-1, Navigation-1, Air/Raft-1, Recon-1, Jack-O-T-3, Handgun-0,
Brawling-0, Blade-0, Hunting-0, Vac Suit-0
20,000 Cr
Grav Belt (used to augment Hloch's wings on planets where air
pressure is insufficent for lift or surface gravity is too great)
1.5 Mcr Lab Equipment
Member Imperial Science Union For reference see Journal-22
Lab Ship
Hloch is from the planet Jaeyelya B-484655-4. (Location unknown
inside the Imperium by somebody's oversight)
He is fairly well known inside the Imperium in the science
circles. Something of a Traveller's version of Dr. Richard Feyneman
and James Burke. (If you don't know these people you wouldn't have
heard of Hloch.)
Hloch has traveled the Imperium for a long time thus nullifying
most of the effects of coming from a TL 4 planet. His main concern is
the benefit of his planet. Traveling Aels have a strong
responsibility
to their entire race. It is only the gifted that actually do so and it
cost the planet dearly to send off it's brightest off planet to be
educated so that that knowlege can be brought back. (They may be only
TL4 but they are highly civilized.)
Hloch is very interested in the dissemination of advanced
technical knowlege and has a knack for making complicated ideas easily
understandable. This comes from his overall mission which is to bring
back technical data to improve his home planet. He can be down right
nosey (if he had a nose) in faced with a mystery. (He has got a
security clearance)
He spent 2 terms in the scout service, one as an explorer and
the
next he was sent up to admin where he began his research carrer.
Periodically, promising candidates are sent by the scout service for
training in the Imperial Science Academy. After spending two years
there was given detached duty to continue there permanantly.
The scout service has from time to time given him interesting
problems while working at various reserach stations. One of these was
the Viper class fighter.
The Navy test pilot he worked with on the Viper project was Lt.
Cdr. Kittan K'Boutle, a female Ael Yael and leader of the Imperial
Flight Demonstration Team Blue Angels. Since then Kittan has
transferred to the Imperial Science Academy and is continuing to work
with Hloch.
Most recently he has been working on the Nebula class lab ship.
Scott Kellogg
Experimental Cruiser TL 8
CraftID: Cruiser, Type CYN, TL 8, MCr 96455.1207 (carried craft
included)
Hull: (45,000/112,500) Disp=50,000 Config=0USL, Armor=40C,
Unload=1,121,362, Load=1,017,030
Power: (94/188) 2800 Mw Fission, (Sufficient for life support,
and
electronics) Endurance=1yr
Loco: (14337/28674), 129030 Mw Exp Fusion Rocket, Dur=30/90
Thrust=6,451,500, MaxAccel=5.7G, Agility=0, NOE=120,
Cruise=225kph, Top=300kph,
Commo: Radio=System*2, Laser=FarOrb*2, Maser=FarOrb*2
Sensors: All-Weather RADAR=FarOrb*3, LADAR=Planet*2, RDF-8*2, Laser
Sensor 8*2, Passive IR*3, Image Enhance*3, Magnetometer*2,
Radiation Counter*2, ActObjScn=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout,
PasEngScn=Imp
Off: Hardpoints=1000
Particle Acce=xA0 Missile=xA0 Blasers=xx3
Batt 1 40 5
Bear 1 32 4
Def: DefDM=+1
SCaster=x04
Batt 20
Bear 32
Control: Computer=2bis*1419, (473*3) HUD=6985, ElectronicLink=6985,
Accom: Crew=1975 40*50 (Command=271, Bridge=473, Engineer=862,
Gunner=84, Flight=20, Troops=200, Medic=16, Steward=69,
Passenger=5) Env=Basic Env, Basic is, Extend is,
Subcraft=10 Orion Space Planes
Other: Cargo=60422.18kl, Magazine=32000kl (100b-r) Battery
round=3200 missiles, Fuel=154,836Kl Hydrogen, Fuel=2.8Kl
Fissionables, ObjSize=Lrg, EMlevel=Str
Remarks: This one I did just to see if I could actually find a use for
the tech level 8 spinal mount in the ref's guide!
Orion TL8 Space Plane
CraftID: VTOL Space Plane TL8, MCr 4.9956
Hull: (80/200) Disp=89 (29.6 w/wings folded) Unload=17.329 Load=27,
Airframe=HypersonicVTOL
Power: Mw (drawn from engines),
Loco: (4/10), High Bypass Turbofan Thrust=50, Dur=1hr 25min (4/10),
High Performance Rocket, Thrust=39, Dur=11 min
TurboCruise=1782kph, TurboTop=2375kph,
RocketCruise=1485kph, RocketTop=1980kph,
CombinedTop=3450kph, NOE=120, Agility=6
Commo: Radio=Cont*2
Sensors: A-WeatherRADAR=Planet, RDF, Avionics-8, ActObjScn=Diff,
ActObjPin=Diff,
Off: Plumbed Fusilage HPoint, (1.6 tons Rocket Fuel)
Plumbed Inboard HPoints*4, (5.4 ton AvGas)
Def: DefDM+8
Control: Powered, 2 Manuver Points, Computer=0, Avionics-8
Accom: Crew=2, Passengers=6, Basic life supp, sealed cockpit
w/vac
suit backup, Inertial comp, Complex cockpit*2
Other: InternalRocketFuel=2.671Kl, ObjSize=Small, EMLevel=Faint
Remarks: The Orion space plane is intended as a transport for
orbital spacecraft. It is easily storable in a 40 ton module. If
necessary, the passenger section can be demounted to carry 780kg of
cargo.
The plane can if necessary land at unprepared areas for
planetary
exploration. The plane would have to glide in and use it's rocket for
a VERY quick verticle landing (don't risk the turbo fan where there
could be particles that could damage it. (FOD))
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