Hm. Interesting...
As for a total top speed, I'd aim for somewhere around 0.4c. That's hella fast but just within the time-dilation window.
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Quote:*number crunching* Assuming that I managed to get my travel calculator to get the right orbital positions, it wouldn't have to be faster than 0.1c to get Character A to Phobos - the travel time would be around two, maybe three hours.
Top Speed: This is where it gets tricky. In Fenspace, the smaller a ship is, the faster it can travel. This would be the smallest class of ship (for a generous definition of "ship"that could possibly be built. It should be faster than 0.1c, but by how much?
As for a total top speed, I'd aim for somewhere around 0.4c. That's hella fast but just within the time-dilation window.
Quote:In all honesty, the design feels overpowered for a lifeboat, especially one intended for use in crowded space like L5. A better purpose would be something like "special courier" or somesuch.
Intended Purpose: Emergency evacuation of ships and space stations that are close to inhabited bodies.
Quote:Maybe overselling the use a little, or you're overselling the whole "onoes I am trapped in a box" thing. Not sure which just yet.---
Am I overestimating the problems that appear to restrict its use to AIs and other people who can remain completely motionless for hours?
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