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info:technology:shuttles [2025/01/31 06:16] – created Jarvisinfo:technology:shuttles [2025/01/31 06:19] (current) – [Transitioning Between Flight Systems] Jarvis
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 The exhaust cones are carefully calibrated to try and minimize noise to varying degrees of success.  Certainly, you wouldn't want to be right next to one of these without hearing protectors. The exhaust cones are carefully calibrated to try and minimize noise to varying degrees of success.  Certainly, you wouldn't want to be right next to one of these without hearing protectors.
  
-In space, they can provide thrust as well; while in space, they require an oxidizer because the air intake seals up.  Tihs limits the range of the ramjet, but shuttles that need an extensive range in space will typically use Ripple Drives for that purpose.+In space, they can provide thrust as well; while in space, they require an oxidizer because the air intake seals up.  This limits the range of the ramjet, but shuttles that need an extensive range in space will typically use Ripple Drives for that purpose.
  
 ==== Gravity Manipulation ==== ==== Gravity Manipulation ====
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 One must bear in mind that the majority of shuttles are not sufficiently aerodynamic enough to produce lift on their own; almost universally they cannot glide.  There are always exceptions to this; fighter ships may have sufficient wing surface for flight, and some shuttles use a 'lifting body' or 'flying wing' shape to have some aerodynamic capabilities.  But the vast majority are more or less flying bricks. One must bear in mind that the majority of shuttles are not sufficiently aerodynamic enough to produce lift on their own; almost universally they cannot glide.  There are always exceptions to this; fighter ships may have sufficient wing surface for flight, and some shuttles use a 'lifting body' or 'flying wing' shape to have some aerodynamic capabilities.  But the vast majority are more or less flying bricks.
  
-Furhter, it's notable that the manuverability in atmosphere of most of these craft is varying degrees of "not great".  Some notably poor performing ships are military dropships, which are designed to go more or less straight up and down as fast as possible and have very little in-atmosphere manuverability.+Further, it's notable that the manuverability in atmosphere of most of these craft is varying degrees of "not great".  Some notably poor performing ships are military dropships, which are designed to go more or less straight up and down as fast as possible and have very little in-atmosphere manuverability.
  
 How these craft can maintain flight is by use of gravity manipulation.  Projectors along the undersdie of a shuttle's hull are used to attract ambient atmosphere particles, thus increasing the density of the air under the shuttle higher than the density above the shuttle, thus producing lift.  This lift, combined with the ramjets, is plenty for normal flight operations.  When low to the ground, the shuttle's gravity projectors interact with the gravity of the planet below, allowing most shuttles a fairly easy way to hover up to about 50 meters off the ground on this effect. How these craft can maintain flight is by use of gravity manipulation.  Projectors along the undersdie of a shuttle's hull are used to attract ambient atmosphere particles, thus increasing the density of the air under the shuttle higher than the density above the shuttle, thus producing lift.  This lift, combined with the ramjets, is plenty for normal flight operations.  When low to the ground, the shuttle's gravity projectors interact with the gravity of the planet below, allowing most shuttles a fairly easy way to hover up to about 50 meters off the ground on this effect.
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   - In orbit, the ramjets may continue to be used or the ship may use low power ripple drives if equiped.   - In orbit, the ramjets may continue to be used or the ship may use low power ripple drives if equiped.
   - When manuvering to dock, the craft will use its RCS thrusters to align and dock.  When landing in a ship, once again the gravity projector comes into play, often in concert iwth the RCS thrusters to nudge it into the correct spot.   - When manuvering to dock, the craft will use its RCS thrusters to align and dock.  When landing in a ship, once again the gravity projector comes into play, often in concert iwth the RCS thrusters to nudge it into the correct spot.
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