> I was doing the initial numbers on a 100-knot catamaran and > a 1,000-ton flarecraft when I noticed that TL10 ducted fans > with vectored thrust and fusion power are 0.2 lbs. and $34 > per pound of thrust (not counting the startup cost/weight). > There is a proverb that sufficient thrust allows brick to > fly, and TL10 meets this level.
Correction: 0.8 lbs. and $34 per 4 lbs. of thrust, so it is 0.2 lbs. and $8.5 (!) per lbs. of thrust. Startup costs and weights suggest vehicles over 50 tons Lwt. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
