1 foot cube = 30 litre =0,028m cube = 30x30x30 acceleration must also exceed gravity (1G, for Earth), or it must

leration must also exceed gravity (1G, for Earth), or it must be winged (in atmosphere) or have
5 foot cube = 140 litre= 0,14m cube= 50cmx50x50 contragravity lifters. A spacecraft that is already in low orbit uses delta-V equal to about 30% of
15 foot cube = 420 litre= 0,4m cube=75cmx75cmx75 escape velocity to break orbit. This is about 2 mps to leave Earth orbit. A winged or contragravity
125 = 3540 L= 3,5m cube = 1,5x1,5x1,5m lifter-equipped spacecraft with jet engines (or reaction engines with the ram-rocket design feature) in
1m cube = 35 pied cube(3,2x3,2x3,5 feet)= 1000 litre = 1mx1mx1m a very thin or denser atmosphere (p. B249) needs less delta-V to reach orbit or escape velocity. First
1 gallon = 3 litre calculate air speed (see Air Performance, p. 35) using only the jet engine or ram-rockets; then divide
1 pied = 30 cm mph by 3,600 (giving air speed in mps); then subtract this from required delta-V. If escape velocity of
5 pied = 1,5 m other planets is not known, values can be determined from a planet’s mass and radius relative to
30 feets = 10m Earth. Multiply the above velocities by the square root of (Me/Re), where Me is mass in Earth masses
60 feets = 20 and Re is planetary radius in Earth radii. Stars and Escape Velocity: The sun’s escape velocity is 383
120 pieds = 40 m mps. For other stars and remnants such as neutron stars or black holes, multiply this velocity by the
50 pièce = 1 pound (500g) square root of (Ms/Rs), where Ms is the mass in solar masses and Rs is the radii in solar radius. Time
10 pièce =0,2 pound(100g) required is to lift off or break orbit: T = dV ¥ 0.045/A. T is time in hours. dV is the total delta-V
1 pièce fait 1,18x0,07 pouce (30mmx2mm) required. A is the spacecraft’s acceleration in G.
500 pièce occupe 1 litre (0,035 lb cube)
Un toit : 5000 lb(2,2T) qui tombe de 2 m = 10d10 buldgeoning
5pied cube de corde = 2652.5lb =1203KG Travel Time
2 lb(0,9kg) de silver vaut 10 gp et fait 5x2x1/2 inches(12,7x5x1,3 cm) The full travel time breaks down into acceleration, cruise, and deceleration
5 lb de silver vaut 25 gp et fait 6x2x1 inches(15,3x5x2,5 cm) steps. 1. Time to Accelerate First, determine time the spacecraft will spend accelerating to the desired
5 lb d’or (2,2 kg)vaut 250 gp et fait 6x2x1 inches(15,3x5x2,5 cm) cruising delta-V. This is the acceleration time. T = dV ¥ 0.0455/A. T is time in hours. dV is the total
1 inspiration = 0,5 litre d’air delta-V required for the acceleration and deceleration. A is the spacecraft’s acceleration in G. The
8 l/ min = 0,008m cube d’air=0,28 pied cube d’air spacecraft will normally spend the same time decelerating.
12kl /j d’air =12 m cube d’air = 423 pied cube d’air
1T d’eau = 1m cube 2. Distance Traveled during Boost An additional complication that is important during short voyages
500kg (1000lb) de bois = 1 m cube is the distance that was traveled during the acceleration and deceleration phases of the journey. cD =
7,8 T de fer = 1m cube T2 ¥ A ¥ 0.00042. T is the acceleration time in hours as calculated above. A is the acceleration in G.
10T d’argent = 1 m cube=111 111 gp cD is the distance traveled in AU during constant acceleration. It’s usually simplest to assume the
19T d’or = 1m cube=2 159 091 gp deceleration distance is the same: double the distance.
Lb/2,2= kg
Kg x 2,2 = lb 3. Cruise Time If the distance traveled during the acceleration and deceleration phase is less than the
Cm x 2,6 = pouces total distance to the destination, the spacecraft will also spend time coasting. The time spent coasting
Pouces/2,48=cm (in zero-gravity, unless the spacecraft has spin gravity or artificial gravity generators) is calculated
Km x 1,7 = miles using this formula: Time spent coasting (days) = tD ¥ 1,076/dV. tD is the distance to the destination
miles/1,648=km in astronomical units (AU) minus the distance traveled during boost (while accelerating and
litre /28 = pied cube decelerating). dV is the cruising delta-V in mps.
pied cube x 28,637= litre
m cube x 35,714 = pied cube Continuous Acceleration with Reaction Drives A reaction drive vessel with enough delta-V can
pied cube/34,92 = m cube accelerate to midpoint, turn about, then decelerate, thrusting all the way, much like a reactionless
pinte / 1,76 = l drive craft: Delta-V (mps) required = (square root of [distance in AU/acceleration in G]) ¥ 1,482 ¥
l x 1,76 = pinte acceleration in G. Voyage time (hours) = delta-V/(21.8 ¥ acceleration).
gallon x 3,828 = l
l /3,785 = gallon Blast Off! A spacecraft using a reactionless drive can fly into space if it has an acceleration greater
m/s x3,6 = km/h less than the planetary gravity, or is winged (in a very thin or denser atmosphere), or is using
m/s x 2,23 = miles/h contragravity lifters. To Orbit: T = ([Escape Velocity x 0.8]-Air Speed) x 2.8/- (A-G). To Escape
miles/h x 1,609 = km/h Velocity: T= (Escape Velocity)-Air Speed x 2.8/(A-G). T is time in minutes. Air Speed is the top air
km carré x100 = hectares speed in mps (mph/3,600) if the spacecraft has wings or contragravity. If not, treat as 0. A is the
miles carré x 2,59 = km carré spacecraft’s reactionless drive acceleration in G. G is the world’s gravity; treat as 0 if the spacecraft
mètre multiplier la valeur "vitesse" par 2,237 = mile uses wings or contragravity lifters. Breaking Orbit A reactionless drive vessel that is already in orbit
mile diviser la valeur "vitesse" par 2,237 = metre takes the following time to escape orbit: T = (eV x 0.3) x 0.0455/A. T is time in hours. (eV x 0.3) is
m carré x 10-6= km carré 30% of the world’s escape velocity. A is the spacecraft’s acceleration using reactionless drive. Space
nombre de personne / m² = 1,2 personne par m²( ou approx nb de personne /yds²) Travel Time (long voyages) Once a spacecraft has broken orbit, the time in hours required to travel a
Un cercle de 20 yards contient donc pix20² en mètre (1256 yds²=1050m²) distance measured in AU, including acceleration and deceleration, is shown below. T = 68 x [square
Donc = 1260 personne root of [D/A]). T is time in hours. D is the distance in AU. A is the spacecraft’s acceleration in G.
masse/5 = volume en UA (unité arbitraire, de starfinder) The table below gives some typical times and distances. (Peak velocity in mps will be: 10.9 x T x A).
Accélération en G x10 = Accélération e miles per seconde
An acceleration of 1 G is equivalent to a speed of about 21,937 mph (35,316 km/h) per second.
Delta-V en mile per second x 1760 = Delta v en Yds/seconde
Space Journey (short voyages)
Le volume d’un vaisseau = (en général) plus longue dimension en yds, (dépend de SM) For short distances, such as from the Earth to the Moon, or moving about within a planetary orbit,
x3,75(largeur)x0,5 (hauteur) distances in miles are easier to calculate. The time in minutes required to travel a distance measured
Diviser par 20 pour avoir le volume cubique de chaque système in miles, including acceleration and deceleration, is shown below. T = 0.423 ¥ (square root of [D/A]).
Racine cube pour avoir les dimension de chaque système T is time in minutes. D is the distance in miles. A is the spacecraft’s acceleration in G. (Peak velocity
Speed/Range formula: 2 - 6*log(Distance in Yards) in mps will be 0.18 ¥ T ¥ A). C-Fractional Velocity High acceleration reactionless drives may just
Size formula: 6*log(length in yards) - 2 boost up to near-light speeds. The time required to accelerate to (or from) a fraction of light speed, c,
Round to nearest integer. is shown below: T = Vc ¥ 8,300/A. T is time in hours. A is acceleration in G. Vc is the desired
Note: 1 mile = 1760 yd; 1 km = 1093.61 yd velocity as a fraction of light speed (1 c = 186,000 mps).
UA en km =multiplier la valeur "longueur" par 1,496e+8
Interstellar Voyages (measured in parsecs and years)
Mps in Yds/s = multiplier la valeur "vitesse" par 1760 Time required for a long voyage at c-fractional velocity: Ty = D ¥ 3.261/Vc. D is the distance in
Temps mis pour accéléerer a x vitesse(en yds/s) avec y accélération (en G) parsecs. Ty is the travel time in years. Vc is the cruising velocity as a fraction of light speed.
0.1 (ou 0.0981)x/G = temps en seconde Interplanetary Voyages (measured in AU) T = 500 ¥ D/Vc. T is the travel time in seconds. D is the
OU x/G*10 (9.81) distance in AU. cV is as above.
1G = 9.81m/s²
Vitesse d’un object qui tombe : d = 1/2g x t², où d représente la distance parcourue, t la durée de la Short Voyages (measured in miles) A ship can travel 186,000 miles ¥ Vc every second.
chute, et g correspond à l'accélération gravitationnelle exercée par la Terre sur tous les objets à sa
Lightsails and Magsails Treat space sails as reaction drives but with no limit on the delta-V they can
surface et vaut 9,81 m/s.
spend (though their top speed is limited as noted in their description). They get more acceleration the
Pavant la collision = m1u1 + m2u2 (M1, M2 en kg et U1, U2 en m/s, le résultat en kg.m/s
closer they are to a star. Multiply the base thrust by (1/D)² where D is the average distance in AU
LE CALCUL DE L'ÉNERGIE CINÉTIQUE
from the star during the voyage. This is a (somewhat unrealistic) simplification of actual sail flight.
Complément de formule : La solution ci-dessus nous donne des Joules
Most light sail or magnetic sails will accelerate into low-energy transfer orbits!
Pour avoir la solution exacte, il faut diviser les Joules parla Gravité soit : 9,81…
POUR UN CAMION N°1 :
ongest Dimension Size Reach Examples
Les données du problème :
Modifie Modifier
Un véhicule de 40 tonnes roule à 90 km/h Il développe une force de :
r
1ère, nous allons calculer la vitesse au carré et cela en mètres/seconde.
0.05 yard (1.8”) -10 None Small beetle, all human sized rings
360 Km/h = 100M/s
0.07 yard (2.5”) -9 None
La V² est égale à : 100 X 100 = 10000 m/s²
0.1 yard (3.5”) -8 None
2ème, La ½ masse est égale à
0.15 yard (5”) -7 None
1500 kg / 2 = 750 kg
0.2 yard (7”) -6 None Rats, Smaller human sized wands (9", -5.6)
Résumons : nous avons la ½ masse ainsi que la vitesse au carré
0.3 yard (10”) -5 None
Donc la formule c'est : 750 X 10000 = 7 500 000 Joules
0.5 yard (18”) -4 None Larger human sized wands (14", -4.46)
Mais avec la gravité ( 9,81 ), ça nous donne :
0.7 yard (2’) -3 None
3ème, 7 500 000 / 9,81 = 764, 526 tonnes / force.
1 yard (3’) -2 None House cat
Un coup de poing : 10ms/s et 3 kg = 1.5 x100 = 150 joule =15 kg = 1 dommage
1.5 yards (4.5’) -1 None Average dog
Pour 2 vaisseaux a la vitesse de la lumière et SM+15 (3,000,000 tons)
2 yards (6’) 0 None Most Adult Humans, smaller staffs (6')
3 milions de tonne (6millions /2) x (300 millions au carré) = 3x10 9 x 9x1016 = 2.7x1016
3 yards (9’) +1 +1 to C Smallish giants, larger staffs (9')
Joule = 2.75 25 tonne . On divise par 15, car 15kg = 1 dommage et on trouve 1.834 x1024
only
Dommage, = a 1 834 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 dommage
5 yards (15’) +2 +1 Giants (Yrth);
7 yards (21’) +3 +2 Elephants (18' - 21'); Large Fantasy Folk
Astronomical Unit (AU). The basic unit of interplanetary measurement, equal to the average distance
Giants (21' to 24')
between the Sun and the Earth. One AU is about 93 million miles. Parsec (Pc): This is the unit of
10 yards (30’) +4 +3 Large Fantasy Folk Giants (25' to 36')
interstellar measurement used in GURPS Space. One parsec is about 3.26 light years or 206,000 AU.
15 yards (45’) +5 +5 Large Fantasy Folk Giants (37' to 45')
Miles Per Second (mps): The basic unit of velocity and delta-V used in this book. One mile per
20 yards (60’) +6 +7
second is a Move of 1 760 yards per second.
30 yards (90’) +7 +10 Larger whales; Blue
Whale (98'); Argentinosaurus (110');
Getting into Space To take off from a planet and reach a low orbit around a body requires a delta-V
50 yards (150’) +8 +15 Godzilla, 1954 film (50 m/164')
equal to 80% of the planet’s escape velocity. This is 5.6 mps for Earth orbit. The spacecraft’s
70 yards (210’) +9 +20
acceleration must exceed gravity (1G, for Earth), or it must have wings (in atmosphere) or
100 yards (300’) +10 +30
contragravity lifters. To reach low orbit around a celestial body and then break orbit, escaping its pull
150 yards (450’) +11 Off chart Godzilla,1956 film (122 m/400') Empire State
of gravity, requires a delta-V equal to escape velocity. This is about 7 mps for Earth. The spacecraft’s
1/4 mi Building (424') Soap Stone 170 lb. One third that of steel
200 yd +12 Off chart Soda Ash 70 lb.
300 yd +13 Off chart Eiffel Tower (984'); Godzilla, 2017 film (300 Sodium 60 lb.
m/984') Sulphur 120 lb.
500 yd +14 Off chart Tar 70 lb.
Water 62,3 lb.
700 yards (2100') +15 Off chart
Water, Ice 50 lb. One tenth that of steel
2/5 mi Wood – Green 50 lb. One tenth that of steel
1,000 yard; 0.568 +16 Off chart Burj Khalifa (906 yds) Wood – Dry 30 lb. One tenth that of steel
mi Wool 80 lb. One tenth that of steel
1,500 yard; 0.853 +17 Off chart
mi
2,000 yard; 1.136 +18 Off chart Largest starships in Spaceships
mi
3,000 yard; 1.704 +19 Off chart
mi
4,500 yard; 2.566 +20 Off chart
mi
7,000 yard; 3.977 +21 Off chart
mi
10,000 yard; 5.682 +22 Off chart Deepest part of Mariana Trench (6.825 mi),
mi Eternal Crusader, Warhammer 40k (10 km)
10 mi (1,7600 x +23 Off chart Universe Mass Conveyor, Warhammer 40k
10^4 yds) (12 km)
15 mi (2.6400 x +24 Off chart Executor (Star Wars)
10^4 yds)
20 mi (3.5200 x +25 Off chart Independence Day's city destroyer (24.1 km)
10^4 yds)
200 mi (3.52000 x +31 Off chart
10^5 yds)
2,000 mi +37 Off chart
(3.520000 x 10^6
yds)
7,917.5 mi +41 Off chart Diameter of Earth or Mondas (Doctor Who),
(1.3934800 x 10^7 Actual value ~40.8645
yds)
20,000 mi +43 Off chart
(35200000 yds)
127530 km +47 Off chart Installation 00 (Halo), actual value ~46.867
(1.39468504 x
10^8 yds)
86,881 mi +47 Off chart Diameter of Jupiter, actual value ~47.10
(1,52910560 x
10^8 yds)
200,000 mi +49 Off chart
(3.52000000 x
10^8 yds)
1,392,700 km +53 Off chart Sol, actual value ~53.096
(1.523075241 x
10^9 yds)
200,000,000 km +66 Off chart Dyson sphere ("Relics" TNG)
(2.18722659668 x
10^11 yds)
300,000,000 km +67 Off chart Ringworld
(3.28083989501 x
10^11 yds)

Adamantine : Métal très résistant, et résone avec les objet, ce qui les fait casser
facilement
Mithral : métal très léger, et aussi résistant que l’acier
Mithril : liquide bleu turquoise, se trouve partout et nulle part, permet de
fournir une énergie facilement exploitable, particulièrement pour soigner,
revitaliser et réparer(100hp/gallon, pèse 500g/litre)
Platinum : métal execivement lourd, aussi résistant que du mithral
Metal Weight per cubic foot Weapon or Armor weight*
Adamantine 400 lb. Same as steel
Brass 550 lb. Same as steel
Bronze 550 lb. Same as steel
Cold Iron 500 lb. Same as steel
Copper 550 lb. Same as steel
Electrum 900 lb. Twice that of steel
Gold 1,200 lb. 2 1/2 times that of steel
Iron 500 lb. Same as steel
Lead 700 lb. 1 1/2 times that of steel
Mithral 250 lb. Half that of steel
Mithril 30 lb
Platinum 1,350 lb. Three times that of steel
Silver 650 lb. Same as steel
Steel 500 lb. PHB metal weapons and armor are steel
Tin 450 lb. Same as steel
Material Weight per cubic foot Weight per m3 Weapon or Armor weight*
Acid 90 lb. Same as steel
Alcohol 50 lb.
Brick 100 lb. One quarter that of steel
Cereal 40 lb.
Clay 150 lb. One third that of steel
Coal 80 lb.
Earth, Dry 90 lb.
Earth, Mud 110 lb.
Fat 60 lb.
Flour 30 lb.
Glass 150 lb. One third that of steel
Granite 170 lb. One third that of steel
Graphite 130 lb. One third that of steel
Gravel 100 lb.
Hay 20 lb.
Hempen (chanvre) 21,22 lb 340 kg/m3
Leather 60 lb.
Lye 100 lb.
Marble 170 lb. One third that of steel
Masonry, Rubble 140 lb.
Mortar 100 lb.
Oil 60 lb.
Paper 40 lb. One tenth that of steel
Pitch 60 lb.
Plaster 140 lb.
Pumice 40 lb.
Rubber 90 lb. One third that of steel
Sand, Dry 100 lb.
Sand, Wet 120 lb.
Sandstone 150 lb. One third that of steel
Slate 180 lb. One third that of steel
Snow, Freshly Fallen 10 lb.
Snow, Wet 50 lb. One tenth that of steel