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

[Roger Burton West]

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 01:35:45PM -0600, Zan Lynx wrote:

>But 40 tons per sq. foot sounds awfully high and I think that would 
>break any runway, let alone the wheel material.

I don't know... that's around 555 psi, and a galloping horse exerts
about the same. A human in high-heeled shoes can get up to 2,000psi. I
will grant you it's a whole lot more than any current ground vehicle...
and it would have interesting implications for the tyre pressures.

Roger