Is Shiranui Akatsuki capable of sustained flight in atmosphere? There is some big thrusters in the backpack.
Legend is capable of flight, just to compare with. (their design is almost the same: no proper wing system)
Shiranui Akatsuki - flight in atmosphere?
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Shiranui Akatsuki - flight in atmosphere?
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The powerplant would have nothing to do with whether or not Shiranui Akatsuki can fly, only how long it can stay in the air after consuming energy from movement and offensive attacks.Ravager wrote:Bear in mind Legend is nuclear-powered while Shiranui might be battery-powered, not clear on that.
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What Chris is saying is that it doesn't if a MS has a nuclear reactor or not if it has either one it could still possibly fly. So he is saying that if a MS isn't not flight capable just because it has a worse reactor and that whatever reactor you have that doesn't decide if the MS can fly or not.Ravager wrote:I thought having nuclear powerplants mean you'll have unlimited power for your boosters and verniers in the CE mobile suits.
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While lacking a nuclear engine doesn't stop a Cosmic Era MS from flying, it generally means it can't do so for very long, unless specifically designed to do so like the DINN or Murasame (the latter in particular).
Machines like Impulse can maintain flight through sheer thrust power, so it's not unfeasible that Shiranui Akatsuki could do so too, though at an even 90 tons it's somewhat heavier than Force Impulse (78.3 tons) or the GOUF (72.13 tons). Aile Strike Rouge could maintain flight at a weight of 85.1 tons, but the sheer size of the Aile Striker means it'd be putting out a lot of thrust, and those engines do seem to have air intakes so they can operate as more conventional atmospheric jets.
...It's the "conventional atmospheric jets" part that seems to justify the Jet Striker, since those wings can't provide much lift to such a fundamentally unaerodynamic shape...
Machines like Impulse can maintain flight through sheer thrust power, so it's not unfeasible that Shiranui Akatsuki could do so too, though at an even 90 tons it's somewhat heavier than Force Impulse (78.3 tons) or the GOUF (72.13 tons). Aile Strike Rouge could maintain flight at a weight of 85.1 tons, but the sheer size of the Aile Striker means it'd be putting out a lot of thrust, and those engines do seem to have air intakes so they can operate as more conventional atmospheric jets.
...It's the "conventional atmospheric jets" part that seems to justify the Jet Striker, since those wings can't provide much lift to such a fundamentally unaerodynamic shape...
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Yeah... now I remember watching Legend in atmosphere. It can fly, but not as well as destiny in terms of maneuverability and speed.
From your replies above, I can conclude now that Shiranui Akatsuki is capable of flight in atmosphere. But it have few disadvantages unable to detach its remote-controlled pods and average speed & maneuverability.
From your replies above, I can conclude now that Shiranui Akatsuki is capable of flight in atmosphere. But it have few disadvantages unable to detach its remote-controlled pods and average speed & maneuverability.
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