Let us magnetize our landing gear.
This would let us land on all kinds of cool things, like megaships, the sides of stations, and grapple other ships.
Imagine hiding from a bigger ship hunting you by sticking your eagle to its hull.
Imagine a few small ships clamping on to a bigger ship to fight against it's maneuverability to make it easier to take down, like wolves on an elk.
Imagine sticking to the side of a rotating station on a surface that approximates downward gravity. Imagine trying to do it on an outward surface and getting flung off!
The magnets would have a certain amount of strength, so the more your mount was moving, the more likely you would be to get flung off. The fewer landing pads with good contact, the weaker the grip.
Think of the fun we will have!
This would let us land on all kinds of cool things, like megaships, the sides of stations, and grapple other ships.
Imagine hiding from a bigger ship hunting you by sticking your eagle to its hull.
Imagine a few small ships clamping on to a bigger ship to fight against it's maneuverability to make it easier to take down, like wolves on an elk.
Imagine sticking to the side of a rotating station on a surface that approximates downward gravity. Imagine trying to do it on an outward surface and getting flung off!
The magnets would have a certain amount of strength, so the more your mount was moving, the more likely you would be to get flung off. The fewer landing pads with good contact, the weaker the grip.
Think of the fun we will have!