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starship-design: Antiproton-Catalyzed Propulsion System
Hi Folks,
I have a question about the fuel-to-payload mass ratios of your
starships. In
http://sunsite.unc.edu/lunar/school/InterStellar/Explorer_Class/External_fueled_Drive.html
you give a detailed list of fule:dryweight ratios to accelerate a ship
to 1/3 light speed, ranging from 55:1 to 500,000,000:1.
As you know, there is an interesting drive concept at PSU called
ICAN-II.
(http://antimatter.phys.psu.edu/ICAN-II_Paper)
Now assume you equip your Explorer Class Starship with an ICAN-II drive,
what mass ratio would be required to accelerate it to 1/3 light speed?
With the original dryweight of 500,000 tons and without using a fuel
launcher...
Well, they don't say it that clearly, so I'm asking...
So long
Christoph Kulmann
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