Re: Fighters and Hangers

----- Original Message -----
From: "B Lin" <lin@rxkinetix.com>
> The down side to having the cradle system is that you are limited by
the
largest size craft that you wish to service.  So if the hangar could
normally hold 4 large shuttles, you would be limited to only servicing 4
craft at once, whether shuttles or fighters.  You could choose to mix
sizes,
with one shuttle sized area and 4-5 fighter sized areas, but then you
will
be stuck, if you have to try to re-supply 4 shuttles at once.

Not neccessarily a strict limit. Tools might be arranged so that one
area
could service 1 large, 2 mid-sized or three small craft.

And, by the way, I see no need for sensor arms to check a craft's
position
and Id. Present technology can do that using fixed cameras, induction
loops,
microwave sensors etc.
Any positioning of the craft can also be done automatically by the craft
itself. Modern carrier vehicles for cargo containers can move and stack
20'
and 40' foot containers fully automatically, with nobody nearby. You
just
tell them 'Put Container 123 in position ABC' 'Pick up 890 from XYZ and
move
it to QWE'.

Greetings
Karl Heinz