05-31-2015, 06:08 PM
(05-31-2015, 05:53 PM)Ryuujin Wrote:(05-31-2015, 05:50 PM)Nyumii Wrote: I guess, given the Avali's tech level, that aquatic drones/mechs would be capable of submerging to great depths and holding up to excessive water pressure, whether remote-controlled or manned?
And just to clear something up, with Avalon's lower gravity and thicker atmosphere, are the Avali capable of full flight or just gliding?
Full flight. I originally only intended them to glide until I saw an engineer's analysis that on Titan a human could fly briefly if they flapped their arms hard enough, so Avali can DEFINITELY fly with a lot of control.
Hmm, with that sort of movement capability, their architectural design would get pretty interesting, especially for larger and more permanent structures on their homeworld. Not much of a need for stairs when you can just fly to the next floor of the building, unless you're doing some heavy-lifting.
Does Avalon's parent world have any other moons orbiting it (and if so, where does Avalon sit in relation to them)? What is the angular diameter of the gas giant on Avalon's tide-locked side of the sky, in comparison to the angular diameter of Earth's moon (at 31 arcmin // 1/2 of a degree)?