On 05/08/02 at 04:05 PM,  "Stanley, Derek" 
said:

>oog - Just thinking out loud here.  You were talking earlier about
>dumping the H2O to improve speed.  Is that really going to make much
>of a difference given that you're essentially flying an oversized
>four story shoebox with engines and contra-grav?  The drop in mass
>will improve your accelleration but it might make you considerably
>more controlable in high winds.  I realize that this is really more
>of a question for Eris.

Loaded with water the ship will handle sluggishly, but with the extra
mass, it *will* be even more of a flying brick than it normally is.
Dumping the water probably won't help or hurt much, nor will keeping
it aboard.

>Plus, did you pay for this water or do the people of Segui give out
>water / fuel gratus?

Nope, you've paid for this water. Not much, I'll grant you, but you'll
be dumping several hundred credits if you dump the water.


Eris
AKU GM
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