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Richie Ramos (gaijin@i-manila.com.ph)
Sat, 04 Nov 2000 19:29:26 +0800
>Actually, the opposite is true - the least gravitational force in a
>colony cylinder is at its center. As stated earlier, if you were to
>jump hard enough off of the colony's inner surface (say, on a
>trampoline), it is quite possible to achieve freefall. That is why all
>MS's can "fly" in a colony cylinder - even the small "puchi" MS's
>(worker types).
> As for the fannel thread (about where they can and cannot fly), I saw
>a thing on TLC or DSC (I forget which) about experimental small flying
>craft (for combat, surveillance, etc.), and one of them had the exact
>same flight operating system as the fannels from CCA (with the
>maneuvering/vernier thrusters along its circumfrence). In the footage I
>saw, it lifted off in a warehouse space and hovered there using its
>verniers, moving back and forth a bit, and even rotating. I was very
>impressed. The whole device was only a few feet long, and probably
>didn't hold very much fuel, but it stayed up for at least a minute. So
>I would have to say yes, fannels can fly in an atmosphere and within the
>earth's gravity.
> Trevor in California
I saw similar footage in Discovery Channel, so I guess it is possible, but
the limitation would be obvious: it would be more useful in space, due to
the lack of gravity. On the other hand, one of those things are at least
the size of an apollo capsule, so it is kinda large.....
If I wanted to rage against the dying of the light, I would have brought a
flashlight.
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