70 mph was top speed for those planes back then. Blitzen Benz manufactured a racing car in the years around 1914 that could top out at 140 mph. They bragged about those cars being able to travel at double the speed of an airplane.
70 mph was top speed for those planes back then. Blitzen Benz manufactured a racing car in the years
Back in those days, cheaper low price cars topped out at about 38 to 40 mph. Duesnburgs topped out at 120 mph, though they were expensive cars only the rich could afford.
It definitely was. Back in those days, cheaper low price cars topped out at about 38 to 40 mph. Du
That reminds me of something I read some years back. Back in the early 20th Century, it was scientifically proven that a human couldn't travel at faster than 60 mph because the atmospheric pressure of such speeds would crush his chest. So much for scientific "facts". LOL.
That reminds me of something I read some years back. Back in the early 20th Century, it was scienti
Oh, I know. I like to use that and the progressively faster vehicles that went faster than the "scientifically" proven top speed of the era, i.e. in 1948, it was "scientifically" proven that the speed of sound was unsurpassable until Chuck Yeager proved that to be a fallacy. Now, I'm wondering what other "scientifically proven" top speed isn't the top speed we're told it is.
Oh, I know. I like to use that and the progressively faster vehicles that went faster than the "sci
That's one of the things I was referring to. LOL. As a sci-fi fan (and writer wannabe) the SOL and it's "impossibility to surpass has always been a pet peeve of mine. "Albert Einstein proved it was impossible to surpass the speed of light." Albert Einstein postulated a theory. All theories are subject to being disproven.
That's one of the things I was referring to. LOL. As a sci-fi fan (and writer wannabe) the SOL and
In an older story I have (though it is fictional writing), a family of creatures on Sirius 7 (Planet Niyo) rent a small, run about size, star cruiser that can travel a distance of 9 light years in several hours. At that speed, instruments must be used to navigate by, because anything beyond the outside of the cruiser appear as invisible due to the light wave compression effect.
In an older story I have (though it is fictional writing), a family of creatures on Sirius 7 (Planet
Ah. Finally, someone who thinks as I do. In a story I'm writing that's currently in hiatus, I solve the FTL problem by using wormholes. In my wormholes, FTL is normal (how fast depends on the wormhole) and allows interstellar flight to take place in a matter of hours or days rather than years or millennia.
Ah. Finally, someone who thinks as I do. In a story I'm writing that's currently in hiatus, I solv
In my story, interstellar crafts are so highly advanced and so powerful, they can easily achieve FTL speeds, and within moments doing it. The space crafts also have anti gravitational force systems ("Agraf" [by English translation]) built into them to overcome what would be catastrophic G forces from the unimaginable acceleration and deceleration. They also have instruments to detect objects ahead that cannot otherwise be seen due to high speed light wave compression...a must to avoid FTL speed collisions. Some makes and models of smaller, more powerful, faster crafts are often referred to on Planet Niyo as celestial hot rods.
The calendar years on Niyo are already in 5 digit figures. And one Niyon year around Star Sirius is equal to 3 and a half Earth years. They've had plenty of time for their generations to become highly advanced.
In my story, interstellar crafts are so highly advanced and so powerful, they can easily achieve FTL
Cool. I believe what you're calling anti-gravitational force systems are similar to what "Star Trek" called inertial dampeners. Inertial dampeners basically did the same thing as your Agraf system. This was one of my complaints with the "Star Wars" universe. The ships in those movies could travel at extreme FTL speeds and stop within 5 ship lengths without anyone on board even flinching. While I seem to recall Han Solo mentioning inertial dampeners in one episode, that was the only time it was ever even remotely mentioned.
Cool. I believe what you're calling anti-gravitational force systems are similar to what "Star Trek
It is the same thing. Though my ships can't stop quite as quick as the Enterprise can.
While traveling at a rate of speed of 9 light years in several hours, Slowing down has to begin at a couple of minutes before reaching the destination.
One particular make and model of a small hot rod cruiser has no braking motors. With that one, braking is done by first checking the scanner to be sure there are not any objects and debris in the way ahead of the cruiser. Then the ship is rotated around backwards, then the motors are fired at full thrust until the ship is slowed down. The same motors used for acceleration are the same ones used for braking on that particular kind of ship.
It is the same thing. Though my ships can't stop quite as quick as the Enterprise can. While travel
Here's that type of celestial hot rod cruiser I mentioned that uses it's main motors while going backwards to slow down and stop:
By the way, trips between this solar system and the Sirius star system are usually done at 27,000 faster than the speed of light (warp 27,000). The will get you to the Sirius system in a few hours.
Here's that type of celestial hot rod cruiser I mentioned that uses it's main motors while going bac
At an optimum cruising speed, that cruiser can travel a distance of 300 billion miles in one minute. That's roughly 3 times the distance between Pluto and the Sun. From the Sirius system to our system is more than 55 trillion miles. When approaching our star system, 250 billion miles away from the outer edge of our system would be the time to rotate the cruiser in a backward position and hit full throttle to slow down. The scanner can detect satellites, small asteroids, space probes and other space crafts up to 450 billion miles away prior to turning the cruiser around. As for objects too small for the scanner to detect that far away, the thrust of the motors while slowing down is powerful enough to blow those smaller objects out of the way.
Considering a society whos' calendar years are in the 5 digit figures...their technology has long ago achieved the level of super science.
At an optimum cruising speed, that cruiser can travel a distance of 300 billion miles in one minute.
