Canopy Breach on Re-Entry

diablothe2nd

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After dying inside a StarPort of asphyxiation it got me wondering...

What would happen if/when we can enter a planet's atmosphere and had a gaping hole infront of us....

Would we burn up? - Who's got the Marshmallows? :D

I don't recall FD mentioning anything about it.
 
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trekman

trekman
Since space is a vacuum I would imagine that you'd be sucked into space and die even more horribly than you would at a space port.
 

diablothe2nd

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I'm thinking the other way around... entering a planet's atmosphere with a breached canopy..

I'm guessing if you leave with one you'd just have to switch to personal oxygen, like pilots today need to do in non pressurised cockpits
 

Bobbydylan

Bobbydylan
diablothe2nd said:
After dying inside a StarPort of asphyxiation it got me wondering...

What would happen if/when we can enter a planet's atmosphere and had a gaping hole infront of us....

Would we burn up? - Who's got the Marshmallows? :D

I don't recall FD mentioning anything about it.
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Depends on the speed If you enter the atmostphere, though to get down to breathable altitude from space inside 2 minutes, I'd guess you'd be going pretty fast.

Maybe the shields protect you.
 

diablothe2nd

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Bobbydylan said:
Maybe the shields protect you.
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Maybe, but if shields can block photons from energy weapons, then I dont think larger air molecules would stand a chance. (sidenote, maybe that's why i suffocated inside a starport? perhaps i needed to drop shields... hmm.)

I spose you could fall backwards?
 

knowles2

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diablothe2nd said:
even with the increase, i wonder if there will be a mechanic that'll burn you up for coming in too hot, or not pitching up to put the heat on the belly/rear of the vehicle.
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I hope so.
Flying to an planet atmosphere at full throttle in the hope your ship it tougher than the pirates after you and that they will back off before you have to slow down.
 

Bobbydylan

Bobbydylan
knowles2 said:
I hope so.
Flying to an planet atmosphere at full throttle in the hope your ship it tougher than the pirates after you and that they will back off before you have to slow down.
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It's actually pretty easy to do. All they would need to do is use the existing overheat mechanic, and add a flashing light show.
 

icblue

icblue
diablothe2nd said:
After dying inside a StarPort of asphyxiation it got me wondering...
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This shouldn't happen, the inside of the station HAS to have atmosphere, otherwise you couldn't hear the station voice with reverb (due to sound being reflected from the station walls).
If it would be played over your inside comms no reverb would be needed. :D
 

diablothe2nd

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icblue said:
This shouldn't happen, the inside of the station HAS to have atmosphere, otherwise you couldn't hear the station voice with reverb (due to sound being reflected from the station walls).
If it would be played over your inside comms no reverb would be needed. :D
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this thread stemmed from my previous thread about dying inside a station:

http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=19698

EDIT -- interestingly, the reverb doesn't occur when your canopy is knackered
 
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