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# A common hull type. <br> [[File: Hull-Form-S-Streamlined-T5-Core-Rules 01-June-2019a.jpg]] | # A common hull type. <br> [[File: Hull-Form-S-Streamlined-T5-Core-Rules 01-June-2019a.jpg]] | ||
− | # The [[Needle Hull]], [[Cylinder Hull]], and [[Cone Hull]]s are among the most common [[streamlined hull]]s. <br> [[File: Hull-Variants-T5-RESIZE-Ade-Stewart 07-Sept-2019b.jpg]] | + | # The [[Needle Hull]], [[Cylinder Hull]], and [[Cone Hull]]s are among the most common [[streamlined hull]]s. <br> [[File: Hull-Variants-T5-RESIZE-Ade-Stewart 07-Sept-2019b.jpg|400px]] |
=== CBPUSAL Function Designation Streamlining Spectrum === | === CBPUSAL Function Designation Streamlining Spectrum === |
Latest revision as of 21:03, 15 September 2019
A Needle Hull is a kind of ship structure, fuselage, chassis, or hull.
- It is a kind of Ship Equipment and a kind of Hull.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Needle Hulls are noted for having long, elognated fuselages, most often coming to an aerodynamic point.
Such a hull is the traditional shape of reaction-powered rockets, of the type typically used by many societies to achieve first spaceflight.
Image Repository[edit]
- A common hull type.
- The Needle Hull, Cylinder Hull, and Cone Hulls are among the most common streamlined hulls.
CBPUSAL Function Designation Streamlining Spectrum[edit]
The Imperial Ship Builders Association (ISBA) qualifies modern naval hulls across this spectrum:
- C. Cluster. An accumulation of compartments.
- B. Braced Cluster. Structured for higher acceleration.
- P. Planetoid. A hollowed nickel-iron asteroid.
- U. Unstreamlined. Protrusions increase drag.
- S. Streamlined. Cowlings and fairings decrease drag.
- A. Airframe. Winged for performance in atmosphere.
- L. Lifting Body. Radically streamlined lifting-surfaces.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Before the advent of gravitic control technology, all aircraft were designed around aerodynamic, streamlined airframes. Spaceplanes, designed for performance in an atmosphere and the vacuum, kept to the same conventions. Spacecraft had little to no need for streamlining, in fact, since it represented extra cost, many dedicated spacecraft use no streamlining.
However, wilderness refueling involves diving into a gas giant so many ships use partial or full streamlining despite mission profiles that never involve atmospheric entry.
Despite the many advantages of dedicated spaceflight hulls, the ISBA estimates that most craft built within Imperial Space use streamlined or partially streamlined hulls. The increased efficacy of wilderness refueling and atmospheric flight with a streamlined hull are simply too tempting.
Selected Craft Using Needle Hulls[edit]
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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science