Re: starship-design: Plasma Engine

[KellySt@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/30/98 11:25:13 AM, lparker@cacaphony.net wrote:

>Correction, AIMSTAR is claiming delta v in excess of 900 km/sec, making it
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>almost four times better than the nearest plasma engine.
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>For interstellar use, we would need to boost this to at least 90,000
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>km/sec....
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>Lee

The fusion systems I used for the Explorer and Fuel/sail designs had spec imp
of over a million.  Even with that the fuel ratios for the ships were
stagering.

Kelly