Hmm... The ion engines can probably run on the atomoized waste of the cola/uncola reactors, as there's always bound to be a waste by-product in any power plant. If that's not good enough, then Heavy Water for reaction mass.
Yeah, fuel can be an issue, but Midnight, holding true to her heritage, will get her best "mileage" at top speed. That said, I figure that 1,000 gallon tanks for each fuel would do the trick nicely. There's going to be definite Points of No Return designated on their navigational charts.
Hmmm... Maybe when he really pushes it. I don't really recall anyone saying anything about time dialation effects with FTL drive outside The Limit, but it's an idea if we're really gonna push the envelope with the speed.
*Chuckles* Yeah, the Professor's huge bulk order for an emergency fuel supply was one such order early on with the Jetta. There's bound to be a couple of those with Midnight.
Midnight is gonna be a pretty bright girl. Smart, mischievous, calculates cold dishes of revenge. Think of her like the darker half of Lasse. She'll come to the rescue, but if there's someone responsible she's gonna kick their asses and enjoy doing it, too.
Probably make an offer to the USAF to purchase a "Display Piece" they have at any one of their bases or museums. Ben, being the proud Texan he is, will probably want the on over at Lackland. Failing that, he'll get sneaky, but still leave them with a reasonable amount of funds in exchange anyways. He's honest like that.
If all else fails he probably would go to Mr. Morden and drop a stack'o'bibles on his desk.
As for the source of the funds... Well, he is a Big Name Fan among racing fanatics for a reason. He's got more than one First Ever In Racing under his belt and is a regular at all the circuits where big reward money is handed out. After all, the Bullet Boy Express was Handwaviumized with speed, among other things, in mind. Also factor in the regular dayjob running critical in-system courier services.
All that cool? ^_^
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"But first, let's test it on the penguin."
"Meep?" O.o
Yeah, fuel can be an issue, but Midnight, holding true to her heritage, will get her best "mileage" at top speed. That said, I figure that 1,000 gallon tanks for each fuel would do the trick nicely. There's going to be definite Points of No Return designated on their navigational charts.
Hmmm... Maybe when he really pushes it. I don't really recall anyone saying anything about time dialation effects with FTL drive outside The Limit, but it's an idea if we're really gonna push the envelope with the speed.
*Chuckles* Yeah, the Professor's huge bulk order for an emergency fuel supply was one such order early on with the Jetta. There's bound to be a couple of those with Midnight.
Midnight is gonna be a pretty bright girl. Smart, mischievous, calculates cold dishes of revenge. Think of her like the darker half of Lasse. She'll come to the rescue, but if there's someone responsible she's gonna kick their asses and enjoy doing it, too.
Probably make an offer to the USAF to purchase a "Display Piece" they have at any one of their bases or museums. Ben, being the proud Texan he is, will probably want the on over at Lackland. Failing that, he'll get sneaky, but still leave them with a reasonable amount of funds in exchange anyways. He's honest like that.
If all else fails he probably would go to Mr. Morden and drop a stack'o'bibles on his desk.
As for the source of the funds... Well, he is a Big Name Fan among racing fanatics for a reason. He's got more than one First Ever In Racing under his belt and is a regular at all the circuits where big reward money is handed out. After all, the Bullet Boy Express was Handwaviumized with speed, among other things, in mind. Also factor in the regular dayjob running critical in-system courier services.
All that cool? ^_^
Black Aeronaut Technologies Group
Aerospace Solutions for the discerning spacer
"But first, let's test it on the penguin."
"Meep?" O.o