Talk:Egret Spaceliner: Difference between revisions

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Size

Any indication on the size of this thing in terms of length? I don't have access to Reach at the moment so I couldn't hazard a guess. I'm assuming more ship-sized than aircraft, seeing as it has room for 600 passengers... Diaboy 14:55, 25 December 2010 (EST)

My bad, 600 passengers is the approximate capacity of 747 and Antonov 225 sized aircraft. I'm assuming this is similar - but Halopedia is no place for guestimates, was just for a personal project. 79.160.40.41 16:53, 26 December 2010 (EST) (sorry, this was me, forgot to sign in!) Diaboy 16:54, 26 December 2010 (EST)

Buoyancy

Today's commercial airplanes are designed to float for a period when landing in water, naturally so passengers can evacuate, so how come this transport craft, despite being more advanced, immediately sank upon hitting the water? Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 19:19, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Not really sure. I guess it could be because it's a spacecraft, and made of titanium A, which I am fairly certain isn't buoyant. I doubt if it was designed with emergency water landings in mind so much as emergency atmospheric landings/space disasters. Also, it had just taken a large hit from a covenant corvette, which would have created a massive hull breech. pestilence Phil, pestilence! 19:48, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

I agree. It's intended to go into space, not fly horizontally for sustained periods. I suppose the usage of powerful thrusters capable of taking off, and maybe whatever makes frigates float, led to design changes; it was safe to make it bigger and heavier as long as the propulsion system could support it.-- Forerunner 20:11, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

To me, the hull breach seems the most likely; after all, if the ship couldn't float in water, then it seems unsafe to put the loading dock right next to a harbor. Anyway, should it be noted in the article? Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 02:41, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

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 :Not really sure. I guess it could be because it's a spacecraft, and made of titanium A, which I am fairly certain isn't buoyant. I doubt if it was designed with emergency water landings in mind so much as emergency atmospheric landings/space disasters. Also, it had just taken a large hit from a covenant corvette, which would have created a massive hull breech. [[User:FatalSnipe117|<span style="color:green">'''pestilence'''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/FatalSnipe117|<span style="color:green">'''Phil'''</span>]], ''[[User talk:FatalSnipe117|<span style="color:green">'''pestilence!'''</span>]]'' 19:48, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
-::I agree. It's intended to go into space, not fly horizontally for sustained periods.I suppose the usage of powerful thrusters capable of taking off, and maybe whatever makes frigates float, led to design changes; it was safe to make it bigger and heavier as long as the propulsion system could support it.-- '''[[User:Forerunner|<font color="blue">Fore</font>]]''[[User talk:Forerunner|<font color="green">run</font>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Forerunner|<font color="red">ner</font>]]''''' 20:11, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
+::I agree. It's intended to go into space, not fly horizontally for sustained periods. I suppose the usage of powerful thrusters capable of taking off, and maybe whatever makes frigates float, led to design changes; it was safe to make it bigger and heavier as long as the propulsion system could support it.-- '''[[User:Forerunner|<font color="blue">Fore</font>]]''[[User talk:Forerunner|<font color="green">run</font>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Forerunner|<font color="red">ner</font>]]''''' 20:11, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
+:To me, the hull breach seems the most likely; after all, if the ship couldn't float in water, then it seems unsafe to put the loading dock right next to a harbor. Anyway, should it be noted in the article? [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 02:41, 23 August 2011 (EDT)