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== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
| − | [[Unpowered aircraft]] using floaters or harnessed flying creatures typically become available to [[sophont]]s in the [[TL:1-3]] epoch. By the [[TL:4-6]] epoch, [[powered aircraft]] become first possible to the typical [[sophont]] [[civilization]]. By the [[TL:7-9]] epoch, [[spaceflight]] becomes possible. By the [[TL:10-12]] epoch, routine [[starflight]] using [[FTL]] [[jump drive]]s becomes routine. At higher technological epochs, more advanced forms of [[starflight]] become theoretically possible including trans-universal or trans-brane transportation to [[multiverse]]s. Some believe that [[chronotaxis]] or [[time travel]] may become routinely available in the far future. | + | [[Unpowered aircraft]] using floaters or harnessed flying creatures typically become available to [[sophont]]s in the [[TL:1-3]] epoch. |
| + | * By the [[TL:4-6]] epoch, [[powered aircraft]] become first possible to the typical [[sophont]] [[civilization]]. | ||
| + | * By the [[TL:7-9]] epoch, [[spaceflight]] becomes possible. | ||
| + | * By the [[TL:10-12]] epoch, routine [[starflight]] using [[FTL]] [[jump drive]]s becomes routine. | ||
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| + | At higher technological epochs, more advanced forms of [[starflight]] become theoretically possible including trans-universal or trans-brane transportation to [[multiverse]]s. Some believe that [[chronotaxis]] or [[time travel]] may become routinely available in the far future. | ||
== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 13 December 2018
The Hull is the main body of a ship, boat, or other vessel type.
- It contains the frame, skeleton, and structure.
- It is often called a fuselage or chassis on smallcraft or vehicles.
- It is a kind of Ship Equipment.
Description (Specifications)
Hulls or fuselages are the skeletons, internal structures, and other core structural features of a craft capable of atmospheric flight, spaceflight, or starflight.
Physical Structure (Surface)
- Airlocks
- Bay
- Bulkhead Walls
- Hardpoints (Equipment bracing)
- Internal compartments
- Landing Gear
- Fixed Landing Gear
- Recessible Landing Gear
- Tonnage (Tons of displacement, equivalent to 1 Ton of liquid hydrogen).
Configuration (Shape)
- Box Hull (cube, slab)
- Close Structure Hull
- Braced Cluster Hull (consisting of linked subhulls and pods, able to withstand acceleration and gravity wells)
- Cluster Hull (consisting of linked subhulls and pods)
- Cone Hull
- Cylinder Hull
- Dispersed Structure Hull / Irregular Structure Hull
- Flattened Sphere Hull
- Needle Hull
- Open Frame Hull
- Planetoid Hull
- Sphere Hull
- Wedge Hull
Streamlining (Aerodynamics)
Streamlining may be inherent to the configuration, or it may be an applied design feature:
- Airframe Hull
- Wings and Fins
- Lifting Body Hull
- Streamlined Hull / Partially Streamlined Hull
- Unstreamlined Hull
A hull may be additionally equipped for wilderness refuelling with:
- Fuel Scoops
- These are sometimes referred to as Onboard Fuel Scoops
Aircraft hulls may be equipped with intakes for various engine types for atmospheric flight.
Hull Materials / Hull Armor (Defensive Frame)
| Type | TL | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | TL-3 | None |
| Steel | TL-4 | None |
| Hard Steel | TL-5 | None |
| Light Alloys | TL-6 | None |
| Titanium Alloy | TL-6 | None |
| Composite Laminate | TL-7 | None |
| Lightweight Composite Laminate | TL-9 | None |
| Crystaliron | TL-10 | None |
| Superdense | TL-12 | None |
| Bonded Superdense | TL-14 | None |
| Coherent Superdense | TL-17 | None |
| Organic | TBD | None |
- Compartmentalization
- Electrostatic armor
- Hull plating
- Inherent armor (Planetoid Hulls)
- Reactive armor
- Reflec coating
- Structural bracing
Additional Features (Accoutrements)
- Exterior Windows
- Heat Shielding
- Radiation Shielding
- Surface finish (color scheme), markings and logos
History & Background (Dossier)
Unpowered aircraft using floaters or harnessed flying creatures typically become available to sophonts in the TL:1-3 epoch.
- By the TL:4-6 epoch, powered aircraft become first possible to the typical sophont civilization.
- By the TL:7-9 epoch, spaceflight becomes possible.
- By the TL:10-12 epoch, routine starflight using FTL jump drives becomes routine.
At higher technological epochs, more advanced forms of starflight become theoretically possible including trans-universal or trans-brane transportation to multiverses. Some believe that chronotaxis or time travel may become routinely available in the far future.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Classic Traveller, Book 2 Starships (Game Designers Workshop 1977, 1981)
- Classic Traveller, Book 5 High Guard (Game Designers Workshop 1980)
- MegaTraveller Referee's Manual, (Game Designers Workshop 1987)
- Traveller The New Era: Fire, Fusion, & Steel, (Game Designers Workshop 1994)
- T5 Core Rules, Far Future Enterprises 2013
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science