Friday 13 April 2018

Ultra-Tech/Vehicle: Hoverbike

Ultra-Tech/Vehicle: Panlunar Consortium Hoverbike

I decided to have some fun and crack open GURPS Vehicles 3eGURPS Ultra-Tech, and Pyramid 3-96 to create a hoverbike. Have to say, making hoverbikes is much easier than spaceships.

Panlunar Consortium Hoverbike (TL 10)
Subassemblies: GEV Skirt
Body Features: Good streamlining, sloped front.
Propulsion: One TL 10 800 lb. thrust ducted hoverfan (40 kW).
Instruments and Electronics: Short-range radio (500 mi, neg. kW). Headlights (neg. kW). Inertial navigation system (neg. kW). Small computer (neg. kW, Complexity 4): Datalink (Complexity 1). Terminal (neg. kW).
Controls: Electronic.
Crew Stations: Exposed cramped crew station.
Passenger Seats: Exposed cramped seat.
Energy Bank: Rechargeable power cell stores 3,456,000 kW, powers the vehicle for 24 hours of uninterrupted driving.
Armor: DR 20 advanced polymer nanocomposite armor.
Statistics: Empty weight 345 lbs. Usual payload 400 lbs. Loaded weight 745 lbs. Volume 12 cf. Surface area 31 sf. Price $67,150.
Hover Performance: Aerodynamic drag 10.25, hover top speed 202 mph, hAccel 2, hMR 0.25, hSR 5, hDecel 1.
DRIVING/TL (HOVERCRAFT)
TL
Vehicle
ST/HP
Hnd/SR
HT
Move
LWt.
Load
SM
Occ.
DR
Cost
Locations
10
PLC Hoverbike
28
4/2
11
2/100
0.75
0.4
+0
1+1
20
$67,150
E


1 comment: