TheOneKEA Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I was thinking about the WoB where Brandin said that a double steel Twinborn can move pretty fast but that they would eventually have problems due to friction. This made me wonder if a double steel Twinborn could move fast enough that they could launch an object into the air, like an ultralight aircraft, by pushing it down a straightaway to get it up to the necessary speed. I also wonder if a TwinSteel Metallic Catapult as manufactured by the Southern Scadrians could be used to launch bigger objects, like a jet-sized aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metanat Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 If a coinshot pushes on an object that is moving towards them at a high speed it can kill them so I dont think this would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneKEA Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 If a coinshot pushes on an object that is moving towards them at a high speed it can kill them so I dont think this would work. What object would be moving towards them? I'm envisioning a 100m to 300m runway with a great big metallic blast shield at one end, and the Twinborn would push on that Allomantically to get started down the straightaway. The big question here is now the Twinborn in this case would impart that momentum to the object they're pushing, because muscle power isn't going to work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witty Username he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 It depends if the aircraft was light enough for them to push in the first place - given the excellent metallurgic knowledge of AoL-era Scadrial, I would not be at all surprised if there could be Twinborn-pulled gliders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 For an extremely lightweight object, I suspect they could, but if you are trying to launch things, a Crasher would work much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Fusion he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Just climb to the top of the Iron spine while carrying something ultra light (like a paraglider or hanglider), and jump off. Maybe even give yourself a little push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 For an AoL-era ultralight craft, it'd pretty much have to be made of wood and fabric. The only metals that I know of that are light enough for that sort of thing are aluminum (which still needs electrolysis technology to be developed before mass production can happen) or titanium (which is pretty scarce). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaeMofo Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 For an AoL-era ultralight craft, it'd pretty much have to be made of wood and fabric. The only metals that I know of that are light enough for that sort of thing are aluminum (which still needs electrolysis technology to be developed before mass production can happen) or titanium (which is pretty scarce). Not to mention the fact that allomancy doesn't work on aluminium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Not to mention the fact that allomancy doesn't work on aluminium Eh, you could have an embedded steel plate or something to Push on. But the majority of the body would need to be an aluminum alloy for weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Eh, you could have an embedded steel plate or something to Push on. But the majority of the body would need to be an aluminum alloy for weight. you could also use something like the the catapult they use to launch planes on aircraft carriers. Put the metal there, and it wouldn't have to weigh the craft down any. setting this all up on a hill, to add a vertical component to the final velocity, might help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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