[FT] Scales (was: RE: [FT] back to fighters)

On Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:32 AM, Oerjan Ohlson
[SMTP:oerjan.ohlson@telia.com] wrote:
> John Atkinson wrote:
> >7.5 minute turn (1/2 length of DSII turn)
> >1000km
> >1 acceleration is (approx, due to granularity) 1G.
> >
> >It's too neat not to use.
> 
> <chuckle> Well, except of course for the *other* neat scale available:
> 
> 2.5 minute turn (1/2 of SGII turn)
> 1 mu = 100 km
> 1 thrust point = 1G (approx)

Eeeuwwwww!!!!

That's an ugly time scale to play at; but probably more realistic given
man's propensity to find better way of exterminating ourselves.
>From 9,000 MCr starship to scrap metal in 5 minutes.

Not bothering to work out if the math is right:
5 minute turn; 1 mu = 200 km; 1 thrust = 1g ?

Brendan