Mike asked: > Giant wing and solar panels? New tech is a lot lighter. Weight isn't the problem. According to the VE96 rules, you need 2 square feet of wing surface to get 1 square foot of solar cell area. Basically, one side of the wing can be covered, the other side is lost.
That means you get less than 0.02 kW per sf of total surface area at TL8, less than 0.04 kW at TL9. You have to recharge the batteries for the night during the day, so only half the power is actually available, less in northern winters. With ducted fans, 0.01 kW produce 0.04 lbs. of thrust. Even with radical streamlining, not enough for an aerial carrier. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
