Mike replied to Johannes: > Or why airports are several feet thick of concrete and such, a 747 > landing can buckle or sink int the ground a dirt or thin airport > tarmac/strip. If the 747 was to do an emergency landing, there is > places it would have to be moved with in pieces or oly cause it had to > do a belly landing..
Good point. The Traveller setting has contragrav, which would solve this problem, but most GT starships have one G vectored thrust or more instead. Also, the classic deckplans show landing gear, but the GT:Starships designs have underbelly skids. That should bring the ground pressure down a lot. The contact area for a typical trader is 750 sf, that will keep the ground pressure manageable. PLEASE DO NOT CROSS-POST THIS TO OTHER MAILING LISTS. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
