Aircraft

Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

A tilt-rotor craft has large ducted fans in its wings that point forward for normal flight but which are rotated to provide downward thrust at low speed. The wings fold up when landing to reduce the space needed to park the vehicle. Tilt-rotor aircraft are often called "jumpcraft." Jumpcraft have largely replaced helicopters as go-anywhere, utility aircraft. They are powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

TL

Vehicle

ST/HP

Bulk

Hnd/SR

HT

Move

LWt

Load

SM

Occ

DR

Range

Cost

Hit Chart

Notes

9

Jump Car

32

24

+2/3

12f

4/120

1.2

0.4

+3

1+4

5

2000

$50K

1

9

Utility Jumpcraft

78

56

0/3

12f

3/100

12

2

+4

1+10

4

2000

$250K

2

9

Touring Jump Pod

25

19

+2/3

12f

5/150

0.6

0.2

+2

1+1

4

2000

$30K

3

Vectored Thrust Aircraft

TL 9 vectored thrust aircraft use one or more variable-bypass hydrogen turbofans for thrust and traditional airfoils for lift. At low speeds, where normal aircraft would stall out, a vectored thrust craft diverts the jet stream from the turbofans or turbojets downward to provide upward thrust and hold the vehicle aloft. At TL 9, the wings will generally fold up when landing to reduce the space needed to park the vehicle.

Vectored Thrust Aircraft

TL	Vehicle	ST/HP	Bulk	Hnd/SR	HT	Move	LWt	Load	SM	Occ	DR	Range	Cost	Hit Chart	Notes
9	Aircar	32	24	+2/3	11f	8/250	1.2	0.4	+3	1+3	4	900	$200K	1
9	High Performance Aircar	32/26	24	+3/3	10f	16/320	1.0	0.2	+3	1+1	3	500	$600K	4
9	Utility VTOL	78	56	0/3	12f	6/250	12	2	+4	1+10	4	1000	$1M	2
9	Racing Jet Pod	27/23	21	+3/3	10f	20/400	0.6	0.1	+2	1	3	400	$400K	5

Fixed Wing Aircraft

A cargo Plane is not much different from one of today's heavy lift jet planes. It uses hydrogen turbofans to economically haul heavy loads up to halfway around the world. Special wing mechanisms allow the plane to take off on a significantly shorter runway than modern jumbo jets, but it still needs runways for take-off and landing.

A Super Sonic Transport is optimized for hauling passengers very quickly from one part of the world to another. It uses variable bypass hydrogen turbo-scramjets for propulsion at up to Mach 10.

An Orbital Clipper is a spaceplane that can reach low orbit. While in atmosphere, it uses variable bypass turbo-ramjets to scoop air as a propellant for it's fission powered MHD rockets. After rising above the air, liquid propellant (typically water, but ammonia or liquid hydrogen can be used) is injected into the MHD rocket chamber and used for thrust to reach orbit and for deorbiting. After deorbiting it glides back to the ground.

Fixed Wing Aircraft

TL

Vehicle

ST/HP

Bulk

Hnd/SR

HT

Move

LWt

Load

SM

Occ

DR

Range

Cost

Hit Chart

Notes

9

Super Sonic Transport

130/110

100

-2/3

11f

10/3300

100

40

+8

2+200

4

8000

$200M

6

9

Cargo Plane

225

160

-2/3

12f

3/300

400

160

+9

2+5

4

8000

$200M

7

9

Orbital Clipper

118

84

-2/3

10f

30/9,000

54

20

+6

2+100

4

-

$350M

6

Hit Locations:

• Body - Treat as torso hit.
• Vitals - Treat as vitals hit.
• Fuel - HT roll on a major wound or worse to avoid catching fire. Roll at -3 for burning damage.
• Propulsion - Treat as leg hit.
• Wing - Treat as a leg hit. Takes damage as if Homogenous.
• Payload - Treat as a torso hit. Takes damage as if Homogenous. Passengers can only be hit if they are present. Smaller or larger passengers may have a different chance to be hit (GM's discretion; a child in a passenger car may only be hit on a 1-2 on the d6, a bear in the back seat on 1-5). If cargo is occupying a passenger's place, it may be hit instead (GM's discretion, depending on how large cargo is compared to hit location).
• Cargo - As payload, except no passengers can sit there.

Hit Chart 1

	1d10	Location	1d6
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	1	Body	Vitals	Vitals	Fuel
	2	Payload	Driver	Driver	Driver
	3	Payload	F. Pas.	F. Pas.	F. Pas.
	4	R. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	5	R. Propulsion	Fuel
	6	L. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	7	L. Propulsion	Fuel
	8	Payload	R. Pas.	R. Pas.	R. Pas.
	9	Payload	R. Pas.	R. Pas.	R. Pas.
	10	Cargo

Hit Chart 2

	1d10	Location	1d6
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	1	Body	Vitals	Vitals	Fuel
	2	Payload	Driver	F. Pas.
	3	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.
	4	R. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	5	R. Propulsion	Fuel
	6	L. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	7	L. Propulsion	Fuel
	8	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.
	9	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.
	10	Cargo

Hit Chart 3

	1d10	Location	1d6
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	1	Body	Vitals	Vitals	Fuel
	2	Payload	Driver	Driver	Driver
	3	Payload	Driver	Driver	Driver
	4	R. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	5	R. Propulsion	Fuel
	6	L. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	7	L. Propulsion	Fuel
	8	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.
	9	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.
	10	Cargo

Hit Chart 4

	1d10	Location	1d6
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	1	Body	Vitals	Vitals	Fuel
	2	Payload	Driver	Driver	Driver
	3	Payload	F. Pas.	F. Pas.	F. Pas.
	4	R. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	5	L. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	6	Cargo
	7	Propulsion	Fuel
	8	Propulsion	Fuel
	9	Propulsion	Fuel
	10	Propulsion	Fuel

Hit Chart 5

	1d10	Location	1d6
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	1	Body	Vitals	Vitals	Fuel
	2	Payload	Driver	Driver	Driver
	3	Payload	Driver	Driver	Driver
	4	R. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	5	L. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	6	Cargo
	7	Propulsion	Fuel
	8	Propulsion	Fuel
	9	Propulsion	Fuel
	10	Propulsion	Fuel

Hit Chart 6

	1d10	Location	1d6
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	1	Body	Vitals	Vitals
	2	Payload	Crew	Pas.	Pas.
	3	R. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	4	L. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	5	Propulsion	Fuel
	6	Propulsion	Fuel
	7	Propulsion	Fuel
	8	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.
	9	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.
	10	Payload	Pas.	Pas.	Pas.

Hit Chart 7

	1d10	Location	1d6
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	1	Body	Vitals	Vitals
	2	Payload	Crew		Cargo	Cargo	Cargo	Cargo
	3	R. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	4	L. Wing	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel	Fuel
	5	Propulsion	Fuel
	6	Propulsion	Fuel
	7	Cargo
	8	Cargo
	9	Cargo
	10	Cargo

Notes

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