On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Onno Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a few draft vehicles using TL10 fusion reactors and > ducted fans. The ducted fans are limited to 600 mph (VXi11 > clarifies that the prop limit applies to them), but fusion > reactors need no fuel. That means the range is limited by > the accomodations and maintenance issues. > > * Cargo Lifter: 24 tons cargo and 10 men, $1.8M > * Passenger Lifter: 8 tons cargo and 100 men, $2.1M > * Utility Lifter: 1 ton cargo and 15 men, $0.7M > > The vehicles are not totally optimized for low cost, but > watercraft or ekratoplans have to beat that unless there > are special circumstances. > > * Perhaps the colonizer program has a subsidized supply > of small fusion reactors. 2-3 MW are not enough for a > flyer, but they could power a fast boat.
3 MW is 4000 horsepower, give or take. That's what the B24 had, and it flew with take off weights up to 70,000 pounds. Are you sure you can't make a flier out of that? -- David Scheidt [email protected] _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
