[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 759 - OHI Automated Heavy Lift Shuttle

[Onno Meyer]

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  Onno Meyer, 2009-05-11

OHI Automated Heavy Lift Shuttle v1.0 (TL10)
  Copyright 2009 by Onno Meyer

  The Automated Heavy Lift Shuttle transports 3,000 tons of cargo (and 
up to 100 workers, who receive hardly more consideration than the bulk 
freight) from the surface of a planet to orbital factories or transfer 
stations.
  The Heavy Lift Shuttle was built around the cargo bay and four large 
fusion engines. The reaction mass tanks, avionics, and passengers were 
fitted into the remaining spaces, mostly the nose and stub wings. The 
shuttle needs starports with long, reinforced runways, but it provides 
unmatched economy of scale ...
  The four engines use 320,000 gallons of reaction mass per hour.

Subassemblies: Body +10, twenty retractable Wheels +5. 
Powertrain: Four 4,000,000-lb. vectored fusion rockets; 150-kW RTG; two 
  360,000-kWs rechargeable E power cells.
Fuel: 120,000 gallons water.
Occ: 100 CS.   Cargo: 300,000 cf.

Armor       F      RL       B       T       U
Body:     4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100
Wheels:     3/5     3/5     3/5     3/5     3/5

Equipment:
  Body: Two extreme range radios; long-range, tight-beam radio; four 5x 
LLTVs; two 150-mile radars; 20-mile radscanner; two flight recorders; 
two sets of precision navigation instruments; two transponders; two 
inertial navigation systems; four C5 hardened minicomputers; two compact 
fire suppression systems; cargo ramp; 1-man airlock; passage tube; 
refueling probe; two 100x12 man-hour limited life systems.

Statistics
Size: 320'x80'x40'   Payload: 3,520 tons    Lwt.: 4,000 tons
Volume: 480,000 cf   Maint.: 34 man-hours   Price: $48,740,450

HT: 7.   HPs: 60,000 Body, 750 each Wheel

gSpeed: 555   gAccel: 30   gDecel: 10   gMR: 0.25   gSR: 4
Ground Pressure Extremely High. No Off-Road Performance.

aSpeed: 3,875   aAccel: 40   aDecel: 0.5   aMR: 0.125   aSR: 6
Stall Speed 400.

sAccel: 2 to 2.3 Gs   sMR: 2   Delta-V: 62,965 mph

Design Notes
  Body is 480,000 cf, with lifting body and very good streamlining. 
Wheels are 24,000 cf, retract into body. Structure is medium and 
standard. Armor is standard composite. Sealed. Computerized controls. 
There are 27,042 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 960,000 lbs.
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd 
printing, Dec 2004 errata] and VXii (including the armor volume rule) 
with the text format from Vehicles Lite.


Next Week: A TL5 truck, in preparation of a MRL.