Well another useless design from edmunds house of usless vehicles . But who
knows, you might actually find a use for it . If you do think its useful
please massage my ego and write back and tell me how useful you thought it
was (or even what uses you thought up for it) . If you delte this speal from
the author (this paragraph I mean) then It will fit nicely onto one sheet
of paper . Have Fun !
Edmund Siorskii - Edmund is know very happy that lots of people write back
telling him where to find those enhanced character occupations he asked for
last week . This means he wont have to tell the Grandfather that everyone
was naughty !
GRAV UTILITY 2#
CraftID: Grav Ultralight, TL 10, Cr 5,000 (6200)
Hull: 1/2, Disp=0.250, Config=0USL, Armour = 1B
Unloaded=0.5 Tons, Loaded=0.85 Tons
Power: 1/2, FuelCell=0.12MW, Duration=45/135
Special = Emergency Batteries give 5 Minutes Power
Loco: 1/2, StdGravThrust=1.0 Tons, NOE=40 kph,
Cruise=142.5 kph, Top=190 kph . Unloaded Top = 300 kph
Commo: Radio=Very Distant.
Sensors: Headlights.
Off/Def: None.
Control: Panel=Electronicx4, Environ=basic env
Accomm: Crew=1 (Operator=1), Seats=Crampedx1
Other: Cargo=0.22 kliters, Fuel =0.648kliters, ObjSize=small,
EMLevel=Faint . Has Intake Compressor . Max Alt 1000 Feet .
This vehicle is basically an ultralight of the 1990's but has
no wings . It seats 1 person in a cramped seat at the front
of the craft . It is really just a steel frame with engine and
seat mountings . It has a 200 liter cargo 'bin' just behind the
operators seat . There is a small 20 liter 'glove compartment'
just under the operators seat . The cargo bin could be removed
and two people stand in its place (very preceiously in
emergencies) with no subtraction to speed and the like . The craft
has a very long duration in relation to other vehicles . A saftey
attachment has been made in the area of a small emergency power
supply should the engine for some reason give out . The batteries
have enough power to supply the craft for 5 minutes (enough time
for the pilot to land the craft safely) . It is unenclosed .
This vehicle can be found on Tarsus . The population there make
great use of grav vehicles despite their relitvily low tech (10) .
It is a small 'spotter' craft which is used in the business of
farming Noble herds (Rhinocerous type herbivores that run around
at 50 kph) . The craft 'buzzes' the herd into moving in certain
directions . So in away it is roughly the equivilent of a motor-
bike used for cattle mustering today . The craft looks like a
terran ultralight of the 1990s save it is a bit bigger and has
no wings .
Editors Note : The emergency Supply of batteries has the cost at
100 times cheaper than the listed book price . However it runs
at the same output listed in the book . My other designs which
are tech 9 + and have batteries usually are 10 times the listed
book price, but due to a suggestion from Scott Kellogg (in this
design anyway) it is not . The Maximum Altitude is taken from
the referees companion on the description of tech 10 grav vehicles
(ie the max altitude is about a thousand feet) . This is not
from sea level, but from the ground it is flying above . The
intake compressors enable it to fly in mountainous areas and
planets with thin atmosphere . It cannot be used in vaccum unless
a tank of oxygen is added . It is concevible that someone could
mount rockets or other weaponary on the craft but thats up to the
GM I guess .