Depends on starships.
Craft without transatmospheric capability can be constructed with low "contra-G" limits,
like -2 to +5 G, especially commercial vessels.
Transatmospheric and military vessels, or the ones with "auxiliary boosters" (like the Scorpion,
ie. with additional, CG "afterburners") must be designed with much higher G tolerance.
Also, artifical gravity and CG drive system might be the same starship system.
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KLM
Starships and Variable Gravity
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Maybe this will help with the negative Gs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-force
"Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled or dead?"
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
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"As you will it, your Grace."
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Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to rest over a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.[2]
Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräck's site his car recorded 214 g.[
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Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräck's site his car recorded 214 g.[
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Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
Cool! And those numbers are scary too! Although aren't those positive Gs.
"Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled or dead?"
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
Positive G's pull the blood from the brain to the feet, and the body naturally expects this.
Negatvie G's pull the blood from the feet to the brain, and this the body doesn't like as much.
Transverse G's pull the blood from side (like the front) to side (like the back). These are the G's you feel in accelleration and decelleration. The body can withstand more Transverse G's than it can Positive or Negative.
Negatvie G's pull the blood from the feet to the brain, and this the body doesn't like as much.
Transverse G's pull the blood from side (like the front) to side (like the back). These are the G's you feel in accelleration and decelleration. The body can withstand more Transverse G's than it can Positive or Negative.
Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
Also, onboard artifical gravity, aside from acting as "inertia dampening"
might also double as a "structural integrity field". This said, and taking
into account the speed and acceleration of ships in the 3Gs, with a little
tampering in the onboard gravity, one can smear the bridge crew on the
ceiling, floor or the walls.
However, most shipbuilders are aware of this, so this kind of tampering
might require the breaking of serious security devices, which can fry
any Machine People's brain and even only possible from certain - well
guarded - locations of the ship, since such malicious activation also
requires vast amont of energy.
In smaller combat (or exploration/mining) ships however, these fields
might be concentrated along a few vital systems (like the cockpit),
while the rest of the vessel is held together by the MDC materials
it is made of.
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might also double as a "structural integrity field". This said, and taking
into account the speed and acceleration of ships in the 3Gs, with a little
tampering in the onboard gravity, one can smear the bridge crew on the
ceiling, floor or the walls.
However, most shipbuilders are aware of this, so this kind of tampering
might require the breaking of serious security devices, which can fry
any Machine People's brain and even only possible from certain - well
guarded - locations of the ship, since such malicious activation also
requires vast amont of energy.
In smaller combat (or exploration/mining) ships however, these fields
might be concentrated along a few vital systems (like the cockpit),
while the rest of the vessel is held together by the MDC materials
it is made of.
Adios
KLM
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Much less. At 3G most humans will not be able to stand, and even fighter pilots
can pass out as sudden and/or prolonged acceleration of 5 Gs.
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can pass out as sudden and/or prolonged acceleration of 5 Gs.
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Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
I think that sounds pretty reasonable Gadrin. You're players should be able to live with it.
"Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled or dead?"
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
gadrin wrote:So a Phantom could manipulate the internal gravity net with their physical body,
That requires serious hacking and starship mechanic rolls, but otherwise yes.
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Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
Ah. But if one was an operator he could do it.
"Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled or dead?"
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
Most probably have a chance.
Mind you, in the 3Galaxies, where Machine People and various RCC's and OCC's with
telemechannics are rather abundant, there are nasty security measures are used,
see Machine People RCC in DMB2.
That said - yes, it is possible.
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KLM
Mind you, in the 3Galaxies, where Machine People and various RCC's and OCC's with
telemechannics are rather abundant, there are nasty security measures are used,
see Machine People RCC in DMB2.
That said - yes, it is possible.
Adios
KLM
But still, one of the most basic rules for survival on any planet is never to upset someone wearing black leather - This is why protesters against the wearing of animal skins by humans unaccountably fail to throw their paint over Hell's Angels.
- Terry Prachett
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Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
I think I remember that being mentioned. I'd just have to reread it. Thank you for the reminder KLM!
"Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled or dead?"
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
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Re: Starships and Variable Gravity
Sounds like a great adventure. I may use it in a future adventure for my group. It is a very cool idea.
"Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled or dead?"
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE
"My Lady," the protector of Grayson told his Champion, "I do not wish him to leave this chamber alive."
"As you will it, your Grace."
HH....FIE