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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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Darrian Fixed Wing Air/Raft TL13 "Saab" Class
CraftID: Fixed Wing Air/Raft, TL13, Cr 548626
Hull: (4/9) Disp=4(w/wings folded) Unload=2.47693, Load=2.7,
Airframe=STOL Seaplane Simple
Power: (2/2) .3312 Mw Fusion Dur=23/69
(2/2) Storage Battery=7 seconds
Loco: (2/2) Std Grav=3t, Min=75kph, Cruise=225kph, Top=300kph,
NOE=170, Agility=4
Commo: Radio=VDist*2
Sensors: A-EMS=VDist, Headlight*2, ActObjScn=Dif, ActObjPin=Dif
Off/Def: None
Control: Computer=0*2, plus 0fib*1, HoloLink*2, Electronic Circuit
Protection, Aircraft controls=Simple
Accom: Crew=1 (Pilot) Passenger=1, Simple cockpit*2, Ejection
Seat*2, Basic life support, sealed cockpit, inertial
comps, Oxygen tank and mask as backup.
Other: Fuel=601liters, Cargo=190Kg, an additional 300kg weight
can be carried but this will adversely effect stall speed
and emergency landings.
Remarks: The 'Saab' is renouned as the safest air/raft in
operation.
The Darrians have a strong distrust of Grav Vehicles. When the
Maghiz hit their TL16 planet it fused all the grav modules in
existance. Their current regulations concerning the building of
grav vehicles stipulates that they must be able to land in the
event of a total electronic systems failure. The 'Saab' class
air/raft is designed to do just that under any circumstances. It
has electronic circuit protection as well as a fiber optic backup
computer in case two standard computers fail. In case of a total
computer and power failure, the craft has simple aircraft controls
to enable an emergency landing as well as a 7 seconds of battery
power. The craft's unpowered landing speed being 21 meters per
second, it would take 1.9 seconds to bring her to a COMPLETE stop
leaving 5.1 seconds of power to bring her down in a vertical
landing. Though this may not sound like much, but it really is
quite a long time from a pilot's point of view. This, coupled with
the inertial compensators to cushion the blow, plus seat belts and
air bags, almost anyone can make a safe landing.
The craft can land in water if necessary. And as a last resort
when the craft can not land safely, the craft has two ejection
seats.
Two radios are carried in addition to the standard battery
powered Emergency Location Transmitter. Assuming the main
batteries have not been TOTALLY drained one can easily call for
assistance as the power requirements of the radios is negligable.
Please note. This is not a standard grav vehicle. This is a
light aircraft. It can take off and land like an Air/Raft, but it
can not be expected to fly in anything other than light winds, ie.
11 knots or 20kph. Normal Air/Rafts would be designed to be
unaffected by air currents. In contrast, the 'Saab' would catch
the winds like a kite. Watch out for those take off and landings!
Normally, the 'Saab' will take off and land vertically. It
will rise clear of obstructions and then the wings unfold.
Reversing the process for normal landings. If on water, the wings
do not fold as they contain outriggers similar to the PBY Catalina.
A military variant is available with two outboard wing
hardpoints for 462626 Cr. Max external load=900kg,
Weight limit for vertical takeoff=490kg w/no internal cargo.
Standard load=2 neutrino homing missiles.
Scott Kellogg
via Stephen D Smith USENET: [email removed]
BIX: sdsmith
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