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Kirk
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"North of Mason, South of Dixon, 2nd star to the right"

nice

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typos and spelling-mistakes are property of the finder. english is not my mother-tongue.

Again this stuff should be in the TROs or the sourcebooks! Damn good work!

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Great work, Just have one thought. I would presume that the landing gear would not come out on the initial entry into the atmosphere, but nearer to the actual landing. Violence of the entry could cause damage to the gear is what I was thinking.

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True that...

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I thought about the landing gear thing after I had posted the picture. And yes, re-entry would rip off the doors, gear and would probally cause the DS to tear itself apart from the stresses and heat coming up through the gear wells ala Columbia

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Kirk
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"North of Mason, South of Dixon, 2nd star to the right"

Well, yes and no. This is a powered ship, not a falling pod. The atmosphere, and high friction created by entering at high speed, is a great benefit to reducing speed with low fuel requirements. But it's not the only way to enter. Given enough fuel, a powered ship could settle down from space to ground like a feather. And appendages such as landing gear and doors only become a problem at high speed.

Now, in the interest of fuel economy, a Spheriod (more than an Aerodyne) DropShip might come in pretty hot, gear retracted, to slow it. But at some point, it's going to use engines to change attitude point up and go in for a powered, slow, landing. That point could be quite high, depending on conditions.

For example, when the space shuttle or other entry pod is coming in, there is no concern for defense or offense. It may be worth the extra fuel for a Spheroid ship to come in exactly as you've pictured, at low speed, ready at any moment to bring weapons to bear or beat a hasty retreat, if enemy forces are encountered.

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Hmmmm....I like that explanation.

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"I'm gonna Tea Party like its 1776." - Medron Pryde
Who is John Galt?

Good Explanation Rick. Only I would point out that the title of the topic is "Coming in hot", and the picture itself shows a definite heat action to the dropship coming in. But otherwise I can definitely see your explanation as working.

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