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Re: Just a question
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Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:24:23 GMT
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Maybe the repulsor-lifts don't cover the entire bottom of the craft, but are
located on the outboard edges (where wheels would typically be located) for
stability. A cargo carrying vehicle would want to maximize cargo space and
putting the repulsor-lift mechanicals around the edges would help with this.
This would also help handle uneven terrain as putting a single larger
repulsor-lift in the center would be a lot less stable than putting multiple
smaller lifts around the edges. People get "run over" by semi's in movies
and live, what is the difference?
Mike
Steve Bliss wrote in message <375556f8.10645467@lugnet.com>...
> In the first part of the movie, Qui-Gon and Jar Jar are 'run over' by a
> repulsor-lift. So repulsorlifts *can't* work by pushing against the ground
> (at least, they must have enough smarts to prevent main characters from
> being crushed). But that doesn't make sense, because pod racers and Darth
> Maul's scooter (presumably both are repulsorlift) display behavior
> indicating the lift is very much tied to the surface (they are both showing
> dropping rapidly (and safely) after going over cliffs).
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> It makes sense that a repulsorlift could adjust for 'small' irregularities
> in the ground, but that doesn't explain why QGJ and JJB weren't smooshed
> into jungle jelly.
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> Or maybe the Trade Federation transports use a different technology than
> the pod racers and Darth Maul's chopper?
>
> Steve
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| (...) In the first part of the movie, Qui-Gon and Jar Jar are 'run over' by a repulsor-lift. So repulsorlifts *can't* work by pushing against the ground (at least, they must have enough smarts to prevent main characters from being crushed). But that (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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