[gurps] MiG-21 in VE2

[Onno Meyer]

> I tried to do the MiG-21 in VE2, but end up with lots of empty volume.
> Now I wonder whether I made a mistake, or whether the air intake may
> account for so much volume, or what else goes on.
> I started with a wing area of 248 sf, aSpeed of 1,385 mph and thrust of
> 15,700 lb. From thrust and aSpeed I got a drag of 61-62. As it´s
> supersonic it must have at least Superior Streamlining, so the body has
> about 367 sf, which means 478 cf. But I don´t get more than about 110 cf
> for components, plus maybe 120 cf for internal fuel tanks. I used a
> Cramped Crewstation, but even if I go to Roomy that doesn´t help enough.
> Besides, I believe that would be wrong.
> Any ideas ?

The MiG-21 came in many variants. Which one do you want to GURPSify?
Is the aSpeed clean or with external stores? That alone would change
things dramatically.

Onno