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From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Minotaur's Questions
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 00:09:09 CET
Replies to the Horned One (that's you Minotaur):
>> Has Anyone Designed Any Drones that are Vector Thrust Vehicles?
Gee Vector Thurst Vehicle work by pointing really strong jet engines downward.
Do you really think it possible to put a big enough engine and enough fuel for
effective use into something small enough to really call it a drone?

>> I have a Rigger in the Making and am working on 'm. Right now
>> he has:
>> VCR(2)
>> Datajack
>> Orientation Computer
>> SPU (Math)
>> Encephalon (4)
>> Mnemonic Enhancer (5)

>> I have the SPU for a reason- I was hoping between it, and the
>> orientation computer, I could get the rigger to "fly blind"
>> by calculating velocity, distance,etc and knowing how long til
>> he executes what manuevers....
That sounds like a pretty interesting idea except that would be much more
easily done by using your VCR and a remote control deck. That's what there
designed for in the first place.

See Ya in Shadows,
Jason J Carter
The Nightstalker

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