Solomani Confederation (Military)

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Starwarships: Raptor Class Utility Vehicle

L. We can install anything into a pod.

M. Since, for all intents and purposes, they are subhulls.

N. You can't do that for modules.

O. Restricted to mostly non essential minor ship components.

P. Though, apparently, not the ship's computer.

 

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Q. Does the Raptor need hull armour?

R. For normal usage, no.

S. But if you use that extra space for modulation, a paramilitarized variant with hull armour, won't be able to accommodate standard modules.

T. Unless, modules come in a variety of sizes.

U. Or, we have two modules.

 

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V. If armour, but not firmpoints, predominated, minimum tonnage for the primary hull would be twenty six tonnes.

W. Adding on pod(s), can increase firmpoint numbers.

X. Technological level ten introduces crystahl, which is factor ten at twenty five percent volume, maximum.

Y. Bonded superdense comes in at technological level fourteen, at factor fourteen, at twenty two and two fifths percent.

Z. Which is more for fighters, and assault shuttles.

 

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1. It seems the technical term for welding on foreign hull sections is junker.

2. I actually had plans to utilize the term junk, but for a more sturdier monojump monohull.

3. Never got around to it, since planetoids didn't quite fit with the aesthetic of square sails.

4. Welding on scrapped hull sections does not make said scrapped hull sections pods.

5. Pods have a mechanism that in a spaceyard, you can neatly attach and detach them.

6. Regardless, how long that process took.

7. Welding on hull sections imparts a permanence.

8. On the other hand, we could be looking at a catamaran.

9. Or outrigger.

 

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A. I was a little curious as to the exact dimensions of the thirty tonne module.

B. Since, I was thinking of giving the Raptor a more rectangular shape.

C. It's five times twelve squares, total sixty.

D. It's basically one storey high.

E. I'm thinking, one storey high, four squares wide.

F. You'd still have twelve squares long, for a total of twenty four tonnes.

 

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G. Obviously, that does make the module a rather enlarged container.

H. It does place boundaries on exactly the dimensions of equipment that can be stored inside.

I. If I decided to store ultralite fighters in there, it would be at the most four, and they would need to fit.

J. Ten percent seems a bit tight, but you'd need twenty two tonnes allocated.

K. That all terrain vehicle had better not be higher than three metres.

 

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L. There is a problem, once you get to real dimensions.

M. You can't just have equipment, and expect to jam it in in every nook and cranny.

N. Unless it is gel.

O. Though you might be tempted to pack in personnel like sardines.

P. Once you figure out exactly how much volume is tolerable.

 

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Q. A twenty four tonne module can become standard as a pseudo container.

R. That would be about eighteen metres long, by six metres wide, and let's say, three metres high.

S. You could substitute in six twenty foot containers.

T. Or, two forty foot containers, and two twenty foot containers.

U. Or, three eight tonne cubes.

 

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V. For cargo operations the C-17 requires a crew of three: pilot, copilot, and loadmaster.

W. The cargo compartment is 88 feet (27 m) long by 18 feet (5.5 m) wide by 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 m) high.

X. Ours would be about eighteen metres long, six metres wide, and three and one tenth of a metre high.

Y.
Length Gun forward: 32.04 ft (9.77 m)[8]
Hull length: 26.02 ft (7.93 m)
Width 12 ft (3.66 m)[8]
Height 8 ft (2.44 m)[8]

Z. Abrams.

 

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1. The Boeing 787 is a long-haul, wide-body aircraft. It is the first to be constructed mostly of composite materials.

2. The 787 has a glass flight deck with four 15 inch LCD screens.

3. The 787 BBJ offers its operator the ability to carry passengers and crew over 9,000 nautical miles and in one of the world's most fuel efficient aircraft.

4. Interior
Cabin Height: 7 ft 6 In
Cabin Width: 18 ft
Cabin Length: 158 ft 9 In

5.

6. So, economy would be three times three seats, plus two aisles.

7. The aisles would be at least half a metre.

8. The three seat bench is three quarters of a tonne.

9. That would in theory be seat pitch one and a half metres, width three seats two and a quarter metres.

 

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A. The average seat width on an international airplane varies depending on the airline and the type of aircraft.

B. However, it's generally around 17 to 18 inches.

C. Since the beginning of the 21st Century until 2018, the average seat width decreased from 18.5 to 17 inches, and sometimes as low as 16.1 inches.

D. Seventy five centimetres is a tad under thirty inches.

E. Six metres, minus two times half metre aisles, equals five metres.

F. Five metres divided by nine, is a tad over fifty five centimetres per seat width.

 

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G. So, even acceleration benches have pretty generous legroom.

H. Fifty five centimetres is twenty one inches.

I. International first class seats usually have 147–239 cm (58–94 inches) of seat pitch and 48–89 cm (19–35 inches) of width while domestic flights may have 86–173 cm (34–68 inches) of pitch and 46–56 cm (18–22 inches) in width.

J. I'd say we're at the lower end of first class seating.

K. Upper middle class.

 

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L. We probably need a toilet and a flight attendant, per fifty seats, or part thereof.

M. Twelve times nine is one hundred and eight seats.

N. Remove the back row, and you have ninety nine seats.

O. Overhead bins should have plenty of space for cabin luggage.

P. Two freshers could each take half a tonne, two seats for the attendants, and presumably, a galley.

 

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Q. And then we have life support.

R. If the flight is mostly through a breathable atmosphere, probably not much of an issue.

S. But, through a hostile environment, then that oxygen has to come from somewhere.

T. Especially, if it's longer than twenty four hours.

U. Which even at it's most optimistic valuation, means one human per half tonne.

 

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V. So, ironically, the passenger module becomes cattle class.

W. The entire module is basically two and two fifths stables, plumbing provision for two lavatories, and presumably potable water.

X. Forty eight human capacity means forty seven passengers, and one flight attendant.

Y. Basic prepared galley is maybe one tonne, and let's say two lavatories are half tonnes each.

Z. Forty four seats as acceleration benches, forty three passengers and one flight attendant.

 

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1. I think I got this wrong.

2. So, I'm going to simplify it.

3. A regional aerospaceliner would concentrate on intercontinental routes and orbital hops to orbital space stations.

4. You can probably squeeze in passengers at seven tenths of a square metre per passenger, since you can suck in a breathable atmosphere.

5. Medium range aerospaceliner is going to need life support.

6. Inertial compensation field would make passenger seat facing inconsequential.

7. Stabilizing the twenty four tonne module allows complete life support forty eight humans.

8. The military version of this would be six one tonne acceleration benches each installed on the left and right walls, facing inward.

9. The centre, aisle, in theory, could be used for twelve tonnes of cargo.

 

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A. We don't actually know what the dimensions are of a ten tonne stable.

B. With self sustaining life support, and drainage, it has to go somewhere.

C. Interesting question would be, does that include gravitational tiles?

D. Since artificial gravitation is based on cost, not volume.

E. Maybe gravitational tiles are already installed.

F. But need a subscription, that turns them on.

 

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G. It's not known if you can fold downable, or pull uppable, acceleration benches from the stables.

H. At least, not that it would completely clear the ground for an equivalent volume of cargo.

I. But, if so, the medium haul passenger module can be reconfigured as a cargo carrier.

J. In any event, there is a balance of twelve tonnes, that could be used for checked luggage, cargo, and passenger facilities, such as a galley and lavatories.

K. Of which, integral plumbing should be sufficient for two lavatories.

 

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L. Assuming two half tonne lavatories, and a one tonne galley, cargo would be ten tonnes.

M. In theory, that could be ten tonnes of armoury, which would hold the equipment of fifty marines.

N. In theory, you could add hatches for rapid disembarkation, or breaching tube.

O. The problem would be, you'd have to have a corresponding hatch or airlock in the hull, to permit passage.

P. Beyond the primary hatch, where the module is secured.

 

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Q. If twenty four tonnes of stablization allows only life support for forty eight humans.

R. The medium haul passenger module could be reconfigured to business class.

S. Since each acceleration seat requires half a tonne.

T. You'll probably have to assign two flight attendants for the increased service.

U. And increase the size of the lavatories.