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Chaos025@aol.com
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 07:11:06 EST
In a message dated 11/20/00 1:31:34 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
lim_jyue@pacific.net.sg writes:
> Well, I certainly don't recommend taking a Minovsky
> Craft into a hurricane, if that's what you are saying.
> But I think an I-field bubble can take up to jetstream
> speeds, considering that the Minovsky Craft reentering
> Earth's atmosphere must pass through it.
You were the one that mentioned the possible effects that could led to it
collapsing. Besides, while dry air is not very conductive, humid air is. Does
that mean that the M-Craft system can be used better over water than over
deserts? And if so, how does that explain the While Base and Albion cruising
over the African Savannah?
> I think a particle wishing to pass through an I-field
> must be of a minimum mass -- definitely greater
> than air particles (all types available in Earth's
> atmosphere, at least). As for the relative velocity..
> well, I don't know.
If air is displaced, why aren't I-fields used in place of doors for air
locks, as seen in Star Trek and Star Wars?
I think you are wrong about the displacement of air by the I-field bubble. I
feel it is more reasonable that lattice work of I-field structures support
the vehicle on top of a virtual bubble, not a real bubble.
I once read that the M-Craft system used this I-field structure as a way of
spreading out the mass of the vehicle across the ground surface (or water
surface), allowing for a frictionless slide at a set altitude. At very high
altitudes, the I-field "bubble" has negligible affect of the those on the
surface, but at very low altitudes, the "bubble" can crush light structures
and most living things. Hence the approach corridors used by the Pegasus
class ships we see flying over land and sea in Gundam.
Also, in Victory, where we see much smaller vehicles using a M-Craft system,
we see that the lower weight if the vehicle allows the M-Craft system to be
used safely around people.
>> Isn't it more reasonable that a vehicle using a
>> Minovsky Craft system is really just supporting
>> itself on a lattice work of I-field structures, not an
>> actual bubble?
>
> Maybe, but what is the I-field resting on?
The ground? The surface of the ocean?
> I'm not too convinced of the magnetic containment
> field for the I-field to begin with -- the I-field is
> electrically neutral as a whole, so I'm seriously
> wondering how a magnetic field can contain an I-field.
Then how are I-fields formed and shaped?
Admittedly, if I-field are susceptible to magnetic fields and you wanted to
get through an I-field, all you would have to do is use you own magnetic
field to merge your way through.
>> So, you are saying that the Minovsky Craft system
>> is extremely flawed and unreliable, and should only
>> be used in the most strictly controlled circumstances?
>
> Not really. My example is a bit exaggerated, and it's
> unlikely that a single MS would be able to do this.
> Furthermore, a Minovsky Craft system would definitely
> be pumping out more Minovsky particles to seal any
> breaches. In any case, I think the situations in which
> we see the MC system pretty much imply that it's a
> stable system.
I agree, I was just questioning your description of how you think it works.
I'm seeing "holes" that your I-field theories aren't sealing. Like the
M-Craft "bubble" for one.
SJ
EXO Mechanical Editor & Mecha Designer
http://www.exo-armor.com
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