Re: [GZG] AUs, Gravity wells and FTL

David Billinghurst wrote:

>Hi John,
>
>Thanks for the FTL thoughts and the gravity well figures - have filed
them
>in my useful info file:)
>
>A dumb question - I recall that an AU, or Astronomical Unit, is the
radius
>of Earth orbit, eg approx 93 million miles.  Is this AU still approx 93
>million miles if used as a measure in another stellar system?	I can't
>recall if the measure of an AU was in some way connected to our own
solar
>system, or if it was just a convenient way of handling large,
>sub-interstellar, distances?
>  
>
It's a relatively arbatrary measurement (being related to Terra's 
orbit), but it does not change depending on the system used. It's just a

convenient way of handling large sub-interstellar distances.

>Regards
>
>David
>
>  
>
>>From: JBrewer@webtv.net (John Brewer)
>>Subject: Re: [GZG] Hello List and some ruminations on FTL
>>
>>In regards to jump displacement, I figure that the standard MILITARY
>>jump [in non-emergency circumstances] is 6.5 lightyears or 2 parsecs.
>>Jump displacement for ships with civilian-built jumpdrives is 1
parcec.
>>    
>>
>
><snip of lotsa good stuff you'll just have to go archive diving for :)
>
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