Atmospheric speed for Starship

[Beholder]

I have a small problem determinign the speed of a starship in atmosphere. I went through the Starship design sequence 10 times to discover the speed of starships once the ship is completed.

Could someone point me the rule?

Thanks

Beholder
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[Falkayn]

Originally posted by Beholder:
Could someone point me the rule?http

Try the Airframe Maximum Speeds table on pg. 261. Note that the text on its left mentions that the MAX speed of a Streamlined craft is 2-G and of a partially unstreamlined craft is 1-G. Airframe craft get to use their maneuver rating on the table. Unstreamlined craft can't risk entering atmosphere at all.

 

[Beholder]

Thanks for answering Falkayn

Yeah, I noticed the table and the explanation, but if you look at all the ships in the Standard designs chapter, none of the ships without airframe even reach 3500kph( maximum for 1-G acceleration ).

So what I am looking for is a translation of Gs in kph in atmosphere for ships without an airframe, or if you prefer, what calculation did they use in the standard design chapter.

Beholder
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[R_Kane]

<Nodding vigorously>
Yes Beholder, I asked the very same question in another thread onthe same subject, but haven't gotten a reply there yet either.

-Roger

 

[Falkayn]

Originally posted by R_Kane:
<Nodding vigorously>
Yes Beholder, I asked the very same question in another thread onthe same subject, but haven't gotten a reply there yet either.

-Roger

I checked that thread out, and from what I can see Hunter seems to suggest that all ships use the same table, regardless of streamlining. Not being airframe simply limits you to 2-G (if fully streamlined) or 1-G (if partially streamlined). The standard ship designs are probably just wrong.