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Spinward Flow
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The thing is ... the tailsitter configuration (flamey end down, pointy end up) is purely a convention/consideration for rocket thrust propulsion. 
When you've got gravitics technology for launches and landings, you don't NEED big flame trenches and water suppression systems to deal with accoustic and thermal shock type of byproducts from launches and landings. With (sufficient) gravitics, you just "hover up/hover down" VTOL for your launches and landings ... so a bellysitter configuration works better. You save the big HEPlaR type rocket thrusters for maneuver in orbital spaces, rather than near the lithosphere.
Using rocketry near ground to hover/lift off has ... implications ... for world surfaces.
That exhaust has to go somewhere ...
When you've got gravitics technology for launches and landings, you don't NEED big flame trenches and water suppression systems to deal with accoustic and thermal shock type of byproducts from launches and landings. With (sufficient) gravitics, you just "hover up/hover down" VTOL for your launches and landings ... so a bellysitter configuration works better. You save the big HEPlaR type rocket thrusters for maneuver in orbital spaces, rather than near the lithosphere.
Using rocketry near ground to hover/lift off has ... implications ... for world surfaces.
That exhaust has to go somewhere ...
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That is a beautiful rendering M3. Gives me a "Thunderbirds" vibe. I look forward to the interiors to see the ladders built into the walls of the corridors so folks can climb to the bridge!
Sure, but the regulations still have to be followed! The guys who wrote the regs weren't technical, and might have lived a hundred years ago; there's nothing in there about the type of dive on the vessel! Are you saying the Founding Colonists were wrong? Under local regulations, that counts as treason...
Condottiere
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Depends.
If you're at the bottom of a Terran norm plus gravity well, and you have only a factor/one manoeuvre drive, you add the rocket to give a boost to the lift off.
If you're at the bottom of a Terran norm plus gravity well, and you have only a factor/one manoeuvre drive, you add the rocket to give a boost to the lift off.
Yes, but this is a system defense boat with 6G maneuver capability.
Badenov
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Then pointing up for launch is probably not going to shorten your trip to space by much. Still, if some admiral wants to be pedantic about it....Yes, but this is a system defense boat with 6G maneuver capability.
It does make the flight path simpler, though - it's just a line straight up. This also gets the SDB out of the atmosphere before hull heating or anything like that is a consideration (about a minute to 100km altitude).
VTO also allows SDBs to be stored in Silos where they are protected and ready to launch.
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Planning for this second stage of the defense operation has already foreseen supply and repair problems. Caches of fuel, supplies, repair parts, simple but well-built repair boys, and even standby crews are secretly stationed in out of the way locations*3).
*3) John Lewis: "SDB", The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, War Issue, No.9, pp.32-33, 1981
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This painting was drawn in reference to the work of William Keith, Jr. *4)
*4)Mega Traveller, Imperial Encyclopedia, Game Designers’ Workshop, pp.85,1987.
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At the direction of the president of my company, I had to go on a business trip to the UK in early March. It will be a forced march of 5 days and 2 nights. I have to prepare and I'm not good at English, so this trip is very daunting.
Planning for this second stage of the defense operation has already foreseen supply and repair problems. Caches of fuel, supplies, repair parts, simple but well-built repair boys, and even standby crews are secretly stationed in out of the way locations*3).
*3) John Lewis: "SDB", The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, War Issue, No.9, pp.32-33, 1981
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This painting was drawn in reference to the work of William Keith, Jr. *4)
*4)Mega Traveller, Imperial Encyclopedia, Game Designers’ Workshop, pp.85,1987.
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At the direction of the president of my company, I had to go on a business trip to the UK in early March. It will be a forced march of 5 days and 2 nights. I have to prepare and I'm not good at English, so this trip is very daunting.
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That's going to be a real trick. Must be something to do with the time zone.
Have a great trip! Bring home a Big Ben in a snow globe!
mike wightman
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Where in the UK are you being sent to?
Spinward Flow
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Someone who knows more about verbal language translation apps that can be installed onto your phone should be able to provide you with a link to an app that can assist you with personal translation of Japanese <-> English while you are in the UK.
Oxford, maybe will stay in London.
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The third stage of the defense plan varies with each situation. If help can be expected from outsystem, then it begins when reinforcements arrive. If the system is isolated, then a pre-arranged signal calling for a general rising and response, brings the secret boat forces out in a last assault on the invaders*3).
*3) John Lewis: "SDB", The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, War Issue, No.9, pp.32-33, 1981
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This painting was drawn in reference to the figure of Imperial Encyclopedia. *4)
The Imperial Encyclopedia picture is unsigned but appears to be a modified version of Bob Liebman's drawing from CT S07 Traders & Gunboats.
*4)Mega Traveller, Imperial Encyclopedia, Game Designers’ Workshop, pp.85,1987.
The third stage of the defense plan varies with each situation. If help can be expected from outsystem, then it begins when reinforcements arrive. If the system is isolated, then a pre-arranged signal calling for a general rising and response, brings the secret boat forces out in a last assault on the invaders*3).
*3) John Lewis: "SDB", The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, War Issue, No.9, pp.32-33, 1981
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This painting was drawn in reference to the figure of Imperial Encyclopedia. *4)
The Imperial Encyclopedia picture is unsigned but appears to be a modified version of Bob Liebman's drawing from CT S07 Traders & Gunboats.
*4)Mega Traveller, Imperial Encyclopedia, Game Designers’ Workshop, pp.85,1987.
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I bought both the JTAS issues 1-36 book and the CD-ROM, but both of the figures below are unclear and I can't really see what is depicted. I wonder if the original JTAS 5 was a little clearer.
Combed through my PDF collection of JTAS issues 1-36 and found the following images, a few of which I presume you already have.
JTAS 5, p34
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