Time to accelerate to 1% c at 1G
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Depends on your starting velocity! 
Let's see... 300,000,000 m/s divided by 10 m/s*s divided by 3600 s/hr would reduce to 300,000 divided by 36 hrs or 8 and 1/3 thousand hours for ~c => a bit under 83 hrs 20 minutes for 1% from 0 m/s (ignoring relativity, etc.)
So, in general, you are correct => no, not practically.
(Star Frontiers was a fun game, though I can't remember any of its mechanics... perhaps an Alternative Drive along the lines of the Warp Drive would be a better fit...)
Let's see... 300,000,000 m/s divided by 10 m/s*s divided by 3600 s/hr would reduce to 300,000 divided by 36 hrs or 8 and 1/3 thousand hours for ~c => a bit under 83 hrs 20 minutes for 1% from 0 m/s (ignoring relativity, etc.)
So, in general, you are correct => no, not practically.
(Star Frontiers was a fun game, though I can't remember any of its mechanics... perhaps an Alternative Drive along the lines of the Warp Drive would be a better fit...)
far-trader
Mongoose
OK, that just looked wrong. Way too short. I'm too tired to do it but found a simple Newtonian/non-relativistic calculator on the web (if it's to be trusted) to plug numbers into:
http://www.cthreepo.com/lab/math1.shtml
(right at the top of the page, there's relativistic stuff below if you want it... )
I'm not even sure in my current sleep deprived and alergy stuffed mind I did that much right so do check me on it.
Plugging in your 1G and working towards 1% of c (3,000,000 meters/second) x60 x60 for 18,000,000,000 meters/hour (since I used hours for the input time).
I ended up narrowing it down to 18,000,000,144 m/h as close enough. Getting 509,684 hours (some 58 years) of acceleration and covering some 16,513,761,732,110,094 km.
I have no idea if that is right. I suspect not but I've already screwed up some basic math once, caught it (hence the quick delete and not so quick redo)... unless this correction is the screw up and I was right before when it was "only" some 21 days of time (that seemed way short too). I don't even know anymore. I shouldn't even be trying right now. I need sleep...
...somebody with a dozen brain cells to rub together check me or do it
http://www.cthreepo.com/lab/math1.shtml
(right at the top of the page, there's relativistic stuff below if you want it... )
I'm not even sure in my current sleep deprived and alergy stuffed mind I did that much right so do check me on it.
Plugging in your 1G and working towards 1% of c (3,000,000 meters/second) x60 x60 for 18,000,000,000 meters/hour (since I used hours for the input time).
I ended up narrowing it down to 18,000,000,144 m/h as close enough. Getting 509,684 hours (some 58 years) of acceleration and covering some 16,513,761,732,110,094 km.
I have no idea if that is right. I suspect not but I've already screwed up some basic math once, caught it (hence the quick delete and not so quick redo)... unless this correction is the screw up and I was right before when it was "only" some 21 days of time (that seemed way short too). I don't even know anymore. I shouldn't even be trying right now. I need sleep...
...somebody with a dozen brain cells to rub together check me or do it
STar Frontiers used 3 types of drives, Atomic, Ion and Chemical. Only Atomic and Ion drive ships were able to enter the void, so I wouldn't worry too much about reaction drives except for system ships. Atomic and Ion were never really defined, except Ion required "units" of hydrogen to operate and Atomic required "fuel pellets" to run - one consumed in each jump (which made the Assault Scout rather useless as a scout - jump in, take some readings and... oh, no fuel to get home again...).
I'd also point you towards
http://www.starfrontiers.us/node/370
and
http://starfrontiersman.com/downloads/starfrontiersman
G.
I'd also point you towards
http://www.starfrontiers.us/node/370
and
http://starfrontiersman.com/downloads/starfrontiersman
G.
Solomani666
Mongoose
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Err... Anyone see DFW?
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Err... Anyone see DFW?
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c = 299,792,458 meters/secfar-trader said:...somebody with a dozen brain cells to rub together check me or do it
1% of c = 2,997,925 meters/sec
1 G acceleration = 9.80 meters/sec/sec
time = change in velocity/acceleration
time = 2,997,925 / 9.80 = 305,911 seconds
time = 85.0 hours = 3.54 days
all strict Newtonian (non-relativistic) calculations to 3 significant figures.
Rick said:
Class B did, and class C carried 10, but IIRC correctly, type A - which the Assault Scout had two of, only had one. You also had to do an overhaul on the engine after every jump. How does that make the assault scout ideal for hit and run attacks?
Anyway, I love the game. I did the covers for two of the Star Frontiersman webzines.
G.
far-trader
Mongoose
Friends don't let friends calculate drunk (or otherwise impaired like I was with insomnia and allergies last night ).
You (the rest of you) are of course correct in your calculations. I was too wiped to do the math last night and trusted the first online calculator google spit out. It has an error in the units output that produced the above.
Your results looking short is probably down to me usually working in fractional g's for such STL trips and not having a high enough functioning brain to realize that last night.
I'm a little better this morning, but still probably shouldn't operate FTL equipment
).You (the rest of you) are of course correct in your calculations. I was too wiped to do the math last night and trusted the first online calculator google spit out. It has an error in the units output that produced the above.
Your results looking short is probably down to me usually working in fractional g's for such STL trips and not having a high enough functioning brain to realize that last night.
I'm a little better this morning, but still probably shouldn't operate FTL equipment
GypsyComet
Emperor Mongoose
Assuming a 0.01c speed limit, not unreasonable for particularly busy systems, it will take over a week to get from the Earth to Saturn. If the fuel is available, you might just want to jump.
GypsyComet
Emperor Mongoose
In the abstract, sure, but most travel is going to be in a system's main orbital plane, where things are a bit busier. If my midpoint was anywhere near some other body or came close to another gas giant's trojan clusters, I would not want to be zipping along at several percent of c with very little course change warning or ability.
Think of it as a plot device to either slow your players down or force them incommunicado for the week of jump.
Think of it as a plot device to either slow your players down or force them incommunicado for the week of jump.
GypsyComet said:
Wouldn't happen. Pilots don't plot courses through dangerous zones any more than you would aim for the guard rail while driving on the freeway. Space is a LOT bigger than you imagine. Totally unrealistic as a plot device if your players have any concept of space. If they don't, sure go for it.
