[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 674 ??? Improved Spaceplane

[Onno Meyer]

> On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 06:22:39PM +0200, Onno Meyer wrote:
> 
> >Landing (gliding)
> >aSpeed:   620   aAccel:  0   aDecel:  1   aMR: 0.25   aSR: 5
> >gSpeed:     0   gAccel:  0   gDecel: 10   gMR: 0.25   gSR: 3
> >Stall Speed 95. Glide Ratio 43:1.
> 
> Are these numbers for full or empty tanks? I can see this being used as
> a shuttle carried aboard a ship, in which case the crew might want to
> carry the takeoff fuel down with them.
> 
> R

Empty tanks. I doubt a fueled landing would be possible unless
there are mile-long runways down there, and in that case there
should be fuel, too. 

Onno