Grav Belt

Grav Belt
Type	Personal mobility
Tech Level	TL–12
Cost	Cr100,000
Size	25 liters
Weight	10kg
Also see	1) Gravitics 2) Lifter 3) Z-Drive

A standard-issue TL–12 grav belt looks like a parachute harness with a “stiffener” that runs down the back and has a series of artificial gravity modules (aka "null-grav" or "lift modules") around the waist.

Grav belts utilize "lifters", or "null-grav" modules, that effectively negate local gravity and provide a limited ability to change location by transforming some of their lift into sidewise motion thru a bias in the field which produces a limited lateral movement vector. In general lifter-technology has an effective horizontal top speed of about 50 kph under most circumstances.

The grav belt weighs about 10 kg, but once it is turned on, a neutral control setting eliminates this weight. This configuration provides a useful operating window of about four hours between charges.

Note that some (bulkier) belt configurations utilize a secondary thrust agency to produce quicker long-duration lateral motion and acceleration.

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