#The Gunray Papers

[thewul]

Gunray Fuselage

For those familiar with plane technology, specifically fuselage structure, and I assume many of you are who got interested in the development of the Gunray, the Gunray is a very different plane, it doesn’t have interior frames or stringers or even rivets for its exterior and interior skin

While the fuselage develops a lot of strength for its lighter weight, and that is due to borrowing from CNT’s or carbon nanotubes hexagonal lattice structure

On the whole it is lighter, stronger and more fuel efficient than planes of its size, safety wise which is not least question in the field of aeronautics far from it, its HDPE core Blueskin which is not flammable shields the whole cabin interior from fire, while it also provide insulation to the plane’s fuselage electronic systems from below freezing temperatures, surely its worth extrapolating for the wings and the plane body in general

So these are some of the items that make the acquisition of Boeing and Airbus by Bombardier important, because in the end we cannot have double standards of safety in civil aviation, that is simply not acceptable towards passengers and in the end the whole industry revolves around what you can offer your passengers

When you look at airline companies, well that’s what they’re selling and that’s what it’s costing them, basically what they want is to sell more safety, more comfort, more image, while they also want to pay less fuel

Because of fuel costs they have driven both Boeing and Airbus into the dead end street of cramming more passengers per flight, while if Bombardier acquires both it is going to be in the position of telling airline companies no can’t do because it’s bad for our image, buy a larger plane and we have them fuel efficient

Industry standards wise, when you arrive at your seat, whatever class or company you're flying with, and you find it comfortable and roomy and not just leg room because nowadays it's almost private spaces that are selling, it's because the plane maker put it there, so yes how these planes are made define industry standards and that is important, driving industry standards up is important

The discussion shifted a bit from the fuselage to the whole plane and its operating costs, so we might as well conclude with its fuel cost structure and what it entails for airline companies, passengers, the economy at large and also starting with the environmental aspect of it

What we have developed is a plane that runs on LNG, or Liquid Natural Gas, LNG allows for a 25 to 30% reduction of carbon emissions compared to conventional Jet-A1 fuel, as well as a 80% reduction in nitrous oxide emission

LNG has also a specific energy that is higher than jet fuel, TGE Gas Engineering from Germany has calculated that a theoretical Airbus A340 flight from Munich to New York would consume 55 tons of Jet-A1 fuel vs only 47 tons of LNG*

If we factor in the exponential growth of air travel and also freight cargo in the future we find that it is far from negligible and makes air travel and air freight that much more sustainable

On to the cost structure, a ton of Jet-A1 fuel has a cost of 816 USD as of January 2022, while an actual high estimate for a ton of LNG is at 616 USD, at the pump storage included

And so what we have if we expand on TGE’s metrics to include fuel costs for that same Munich to New York flight is the following

Jet-A1 fuel

55Tx816 USD

44880 USD

VS

LNG 

47Tx 616 USD

28952 USD

That’s a 15848 USD cost difference between the two in favor of LNG for that flight, or in other words LNG based Bombardier Gunray would be 1.55 times less expensive to operate providing it would have the same fuel consumption as the Airbus

Now what that means for passengers is a 1550 USD journey would cost them actually 1000 USD or 33.33% less, airline companies however are in business for profit but even if they shave off half of that in profits your airline ticket would still cost 275 Dollars less

What are the implication of making air travel and air freight 1.55 or 1.5 times less costly in terms of fuel, they are simply huge because its a lot of flights each year, a lot of passengers, a lot of freight, and it is growing fast and it is an engine for the growth of the global economy

Is the plane you’re boarding a tool of the globalized economy, well we simply need to think of what wouldn’t be possible without it, and it’s that tool which we have to make better in order to make globalization a greater success, and make it sustainable as far as air travel and air freight is concerned

Thank you for having followed

*TGE Gas Engineering GmbH

[anakinisvaderisanakin]

Even Stars Burn Out

As he enters the Jedi temple, reinvigorated by a new, unspeakable purpose - Anakin Skywalker feels nothing.

There are no thoughts in regards to the countless lives he is about to snuff out in his mind. There are no feelings of remorse or hesitation in his heart. He has already decided, he has already weighed the lives of his former fellow Jedi against Padmé’s. It was never a contest, there was never any question as to whose life mattered more. Anakin keeps his lightsaber in his hand, his loyal 501st battalion have his back. Order 66 is nigh, the termination of each and every Jedi the rule which he must obey.

Do the Jedi deserve such a grim fate? Anakin thinks being part of the order, a constitution that has molded and used him for years, is crueller.

Do they deserve to die? Anakin thinks death will bring relief, as the misled become one with the Force.

He strikes down the first meager padawan, and still he feels nothing. No guilt, no remorse. Only anger.

His rage burns red hot, his hatred thrumming like the rhythm of a drum within his chest. The pounding of his heart is the only beat he follows, as he strikes down another familiar face. And another. And another. Until the faces all blend into one, until blaster fire and the buzz of clashing plasma blades overpower his senses.

They fall. They all fall.

Anakin is powerful, he has always been powerful. Talented, the Force syphoned within his very cells so much more than that of his peers. He has less training, yet he outmatches each and every one of them. Master Cin Drallig proves to be some competition, but even he must fall at the swipe of Anakin’s blue saber.

Master Jurokk stands no chance.

Shaak Ti is caught meditating, unaware of the one time hero of the Republic coming to end her life. Anakin stabs her in the back, and she slumps limp to the side as her light burns out. Anakin keeps no count, he has no idea how many bright eyed young men and women he has struck down. They seem to him like spider-roaches; like an endless flood of vermin pouring from each and every entrance like spider-roaches from a damp crack in the wall. He deals with them with the same dissociation, with the same emotional dissonance. His master's words echo in his head; his praise and his promises. The Sith Lord will aid Anakin in his crusade to save Padmé, and Anakin is desperate.

The hall seems serene, a clean slate save for the heaps of fresh bodies stacked along the ornate stone floors. Their hollow eyes stare at Anakin, locked in horror and what he feels might be accusatory glares. They will judge him, and he accepts that fate. Their thoughts of him matter little.

Anakin closes his eyes, senses further life forms. Senses Force signatures that are unstable; some weak, some fluctuating. Some reeking of fear and confusion. Youthful. He knows what must be done.

Only now, does Anakin take a moment to weigh his options. Only now, for a brief second in which clarity finds him, does he stutter. The moment passes, almost as casually brushed aside as if the doubt was naught but thin air. He ascends the grand stairway, makes a well aimed leap to the second suspended level. The pale, tear stricken faces of the hidden younglings greet him as he enters the juvenile training hall. They have hidden behind the scarce furniture provided. Anakin senses their terror, and he tries to relish it. He takes a deep breath, steadies his trembling hands.

Do these children deserve to die? Anakin knows they will be hunted relentlessly by the clones, and by his master, should they be left alive. Him killing them is a blessing, it's a mercy that he will take such pity on them.

Sors Bandeam approaches, the blonde boy barely even a toddler. He speaks, but Anakin hears none of it. He shuts out the hushed whispers and murmurs, and acts. He thinks of Padmé, of the child she is carrying. He tries not to picture the face of his daughter or son in the place of the younglings' as he strikes them down. Padmé must live, nothing else matters. These younglings would have grown to develop the same traitorous, poisonous views as the Jedi council. They are merely the next generation. His master asked him to spare none, and Anakin obeys. He will always obey.

When it is done, he doesn’t linger. He doesn’t dwell upon his heinous crime. He exits the chamber, leaving the children as they lie. Helpless, hapless, innocent and forever suspended in time. They shall never age, they shall never reach adolescence. They have found peace.

When Anakin exits the smoldering Jedi temple, there are no survivors. Thick black smoke billows out of the giant construction, his trusty platoon of clone troopers left behind to guard the tattered remains of what was once Anakin’s home away from home.

Bodies litter the exterior stairway. Anakin steps over them with little reverence. He smells only the ashy, pungent stench of death and embers.

He thinks he can sense Padmé’s distress from afar. Something in him tells him to go to her; to reassure her, to feed her any lies necessary in order to soothe her pain and fear. She is distraught, as he comes to her. He is disheveled, still numb and empty and hollow inside. He thinks only of her, as he kisses her lips and strokes her cheek, and offers her what he hopes is an affectionate smile. She is unconvinced, fretful, and he cannot stop her wandering thoughts. He tries, he explains what little he can. He has further duties, his master expects him to follow through with his mission. He can’t stay, despite her pleas.

The flight to Mustafar is quiet, solemn, and stifling. Anakin blocks out his barrading thoughts, thinking only of Padmé’s beautiful but sad face. He thinks of her swollen belly, thinks of the baby kicking as he presses his palm to its curve. He does this for her, for their child. For them. Only them. Only her. He lands, resolute. The separatists must fall, like Count Dooku before them. The war must end, a new era is about to dawn.

The heat of the lava planet is pressing, sweat pouring down Anakin’s furrowed brow. His reception party is confused, and he smirks at them. He quips, voice dry with sarcasm as he adds two more lives to his conscience. He is focused, clear headed and determined. His strides are fast, and the Neimoidian viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trading Federation appears bemusingly shocked as Anakin interrupts the meeting. Whatever his master promised Gunray was a lie, and the viceroy realizes this. Anakin hates Gunray, he hates the Trading Federation, he hates everything they stand for. That unbridled hatred feeds his rage, and steers his saber.

If Anakin felt nothing killing his fellow Jedi, he feels even less slaughtering the ring leaders of the faction he has spent years of his life battling. War has changed him, desensitized him and he slices through their hideous bodies like butter. Like paper, they rip and tear and break. Gunray pleads for his life, and if Anakin were a cruller man he might have relished in it. Instead, he finishes the job.

An eerie silence once more overpowers him, as he reports to his master. The now Emperor Palpatine praises him, but the compliments ring hollow. They are meaningless, and Anakin knows this. He accepts this as par for the course. His master has never been honest, and deep down, Anakin has always known this.

Still, the solitude is claustrophobic. The walls seem to be closing in.

Anakin finds himself desperate to move anywhere at all. He paces the room, avoids making eye contact with the dead as they glower at him - mocking him, just as the fallen Jedi had. The balcony suspended sixty feet above the rivers of scalding lava below becomes his refuge. He fixes his eyes upon the mesmerizing molten rock; yellows, browns, reds and oranges capturing his attention. The river twists and warps into random shapes and patterns, and its roar seems to bring to mind cries of agony and misery.

Anakin shakes his head, the anger dissipating bit by bit. In its wake, there is pain. Clawing at his insides, clutching at his heart. Padmé must live, he thinks. Nothing else matters. But Anakin knows he can never go back. The moment he agreed to aid his master's vicious scheme, he was lost. The stricken faces of the younglings flash before his eyes; little Sors' big blue eyes full of admiration. Expecting to be saved, to be taken away and kept safe by one of the biggest heroes of the Republic. Instead, his frail body now lies cold and lonely lightyears away.

What might Padmé think, if she knew?

What might Padmé say, if he ever told her?

Anakin’s hands tremble, and he wraps his arms around himself to still their treachery. The Sith yellow of his eyes, a sickly hue that had overtaken them as he allowed darkness to engulf his being, fades. It is the last time it will ever fade.

Pale blue eyes regard the lava river, even as they are clouded with tears. Anakin thinks of his mother. He thinks of her kindness, her love, and her demise. He thinks of how heavy her withered body felt in his arms as he brought it home, thinks of how he failed her. He will not fail Padmé. He will not bury Padmé.

There is guilt now.

Guilt so raw, so blunt, so immense that it tears Anakin’s heart in two. He feels conflicted. He feels lost. He feels alone, and afraid, and disgusted. He feels hurt, and used, and enraged. He feels small, and helpless. He feels powerful, and untouchable. He weeps, and he allows himself to mourn the Jedi. He weeps for them, and for himself.

Cin Drallig.

Shaak Ti.

Jurokk.

Sors Beam.

Anakin will forget them, eventually. Their features will fade, as his memories disappear into oblivion. Only Padmé remains a beacon of hope, only Padmé can save him now. Anakin cries, and he sheds a piece of himself with each scalding tear. He cries, and he willfully suppresses the disappointed, horrified faces that comes to mind.

Mother.

Qui-Gon.

Yoda.

Windu.

Ahsoka.

Obi-Wan.

Padmé.

Anakin dries his tears, holds his head high. There is no use in weeping over what has been done. His future lies ahead, bright and open wide. He forces himself to believe in this mantra, forces himself to discard rationality and reason. What else can he do?

Then he loses everything.

He loses the battle. He loses his limbs. He loses his sight, his hearing, his voice, his soul. He loses Padmé.

And for what? What was his sacrifice all for?

Master was right, it is ironic. Anakin never betrayed the Jedi for Padmé. He did it for himself, and he loathes himself for it. Anakin is alone, locked in a prison of his own making. Anakin is but scraps of the man he used to be; a traitor, a coward and a monster. He suppresses himself, relying solely upon his hatred. There is an endless supply of that, now. He is despicable, and thus, there will forever be a steady stream of loathing to feed off of. He needs no one, he deserves no one.

Does Anakin deserve such a fate? Yes, his brain whispers. He deserves all of this, and more.

Does Anakin deserve to die? No, the same voice concludes. Death would be relief, a sweet blissful slumber to save him from his demons. He deserves no such relief, he must be punished and tormented.

Anakin killed Padmé, and this is his reward. He knows this. He accepts this. Anakin burns in his own flame, he has flown too close to the sun. He has snuffed it out by his own hand, and all he is left with is an endless night. All his fears have been realized. All his dreams have been crushed. He has done it himself.

Anakin feels nothing. He is a husk of a man, more cybernetics than living flesh. He has no autonomy left, he lives only to serve his master. He locks away his past, refuses to look at it, refuses to sifle through it. It brings only agony and suffering. He refuses to retread his steps, to reconsider his choices. If he did, the guilt would eat him alive. If he did, he would succumb to his own unbearable, irrefutable remorse.

Anakin Skywalker is consumed by regret. In his heart, he knows this.

Anakin Skywalker deserves no less.

***

You can probably tell I was very much inspired by Matthew Stover’s writing style in the RotS novelization, though much less poetic. I had fun however, and it was nice exploring a different style. Hope you enjoy it too! It’s an addition to The Mask of Death  series on Ao3, link below.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24049894/navigate

[katierosefun]

anon ask for the prompts: what was the first fanfic you've written, for any fandom, ever? not one you've published, but the one that sits at the bottom of your google drive, riddled with spelling mistakes and sentences like, "I love you. I really really reaaaaaaally do." "You you uuu do?" "umm Yeah of course!" that you're to proud to get rid of.

anon, i appreciate the specificity of this question because i’m just going to cackle at this, and i feel like everyone’s going to laugh a little at this too-- 

but okay, okay, okay, so you wanna know? you really wanna know? my first fanfic doesn’t sit at the bottom of my google drive, but my first fanfic is in a white binder back home full of printer paper written in my scribbly eight-year old handwriting. and, surprise! my first fanfic ever was about tcw. (......literally thirteen years later, nothing has changed, funny how that works--) 

no like, for real, it was tcw, and it was so bad. it was so bad, but i’m very proud of it, because it’s basically a wildly self-indulgent self-insert where i’m best friends with ahsoka tano and for some reason two padawans are allowed, so yeah, your girl was a cool co-padawan with ahsoka and getting into bonkers shenanigans. at one point, obi-wan and anakin are stuck in a wall? someone kills gunray before the events of rots. anakin and padme get found out like a gazillon times. obi-wan collapses a lot. (HA nothing has changed)

anonymously ask me something you’ve always wanted to know

[padawanlost]

Would Padme signing the treaty in PM have really made the occupation of Naboo legal? Wouldn't the fact that it was signed under threat of force make it null and void?

Kind of, because they would’ve used the signed treaty as a way to legitimatize their control over Naboo. The plan was too cut communications and get rid of the diplomats (Qui-Gon and Obi-wan) so no one would know the what was really going on. Without Jedi interference, they would’ve captured the Queen, forced her to sign the treaty and as far as the Senate was concerned everything would be well (because they wouldn’t have allowed Padmé to say she was coerced into signing).

“I don’t think so,” Qui-Gon responded, locking eyes.  “The Trade Federation has other plans. They will kill you if you stay.” Sio Bibble pushed to the Queen’s side. “They wouldn’t dare!” “They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion of theirs legal!” Captain Panaka pointed out. “They can’t afford to kill her!” “The situation here is not what it seems,” Qui-Gon pressed. “There is something else going on, Your Highness. There is no logic to the Federation’s actions. My instincts tell me they will destroy you.” [Terry Brooks. The Phantom Menace]

Yes, the fact she was coerced would’ve made it illegal. HOWEVER, The Trade Federation was told by Sidious that if they got Padmé to sign the treaty, the Senate would ratify it:

"I brought you here for a purpose, Queen Amidala, " he began. "I was not brought, " Sabe said, her voice slashing like a sword. "This is my throne room. I do not recognize your authority, Nute Gunray. " Score one for Sabe! I kept my head down so that Nute couldn't see the satisfaction in my eyes. Nute looked furious. He flourished a paper and told Sabe she had to sign a treaty that would legitimize the Federation's occupation. He has been assured that the Senate will ratify it. Assured by whom? I wondered. Or was Nute bluffing? [Jude Watson. Queen Amidala Journal]

So, officially, no, the signed threaty wouldn’t have been considered invalid because Palpatine was working behind the scenes to keep that from happening.

“Did the Queen express any concern about the presence of so many Trade Federation freighters?” Palpatine shook his head. “The fleet is holding at the edge of the system, awaiting word from me to jump to Naboo. As angry as Gunray is about the taxation legislation, I had to convince him that Naboo is significant enough to ensure galactic interest in the blockade. I assured him that Amidala will not allow her people to suffer, and that before a month has elapsed she will sign a treaty that will make Naboo and Naboo’s plasma property of the Trade Federation.” The transpirator concealed Damask’s smile, but it was clear that he liked what he heard. “While Valorum dithers, Senator Palpatine garners the sympathy of the electorate.” He tracked Palpatine. “Is it not a measure of our success that we can award worlds as if they were mere business contracts?” [James Luceno. Darth Plagueis]

[the-firebird69]

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should not evoke any uyuo do it all the time you faggot forg ad his an you faggot...so im a fagot..boy oh boy you sure get it bja you ninny sht...silence hahaha silence or what you will die on me...ok itis funy i get rouwdy..nah your  a stinkin snake think it is an excuse..for the house and such...casl we see that orhter clans are there if he falls likemike daniel and macs own....prob run it as this is hilarious...float tommy but need in andneed out of mental health wehre you rot tommy you are exposed as we nneed but are selfish adn spoiled. and im sharper no but say it more confident see his work adn others catch up.....Hera says.. and she is awesome huh she is i say and others..wow and spunk and he doesnt do a thnig but egotarian stuff lol and use it ok lol and lose it no but ok she was taught, he is one ad she does a lot of wor and we see it hod off the kkey for k and we say that  and you die now you siimple shts there..we see why macs take t over and hell. so it makes sense yes.  gunray has her and more of them.  and has trump.  and we use it and take his fleet and thryms noise maker goes tongth now ok we take it out. tons say it it is a weapon. tons . and weant it or himout. now.  fast too...he wll yell and ten out lot will go fast too long this sat hard here and amped up sh stuff too.  we use it and report in and make suggestions now. and he is relievedhimtoo waht a bear handleing but need mroe of all stuff..now in all here. we need to do this now.  here is important we are coming in.  i can remotely doing it and have a way.. yes you know Hera says to me Zues Thor Freya

https://www.starwars.com/video/gunray-s-prisoner

[hauscrashburn]

Chapter 1 on AO3! 

Summary: Emperor Palpatine seeks to assuage a rebellion with the marriage of his granddaughter to the son of the rumored rebellion's leader.

Too bad Rey fell in love with a market boy named Kylo. Too bad Ben Solo met a sweet girl in the marketplace, one who won't give him her name.

Too bad, it all comes crashing down around them. Inspired by Korean Drama, The Princess's Man.

Emperor Palpatine barely listened as his adviser droned on about a problem within the Trade Federation, tapping the throne. His eye was on his war minister, Moff Tarkin, whose mouth was taking a decidedly dour turn. His features, already pinched and cadaverous, were growing more sallow by the minute, the scar that blinded one eye growing whiter with each passing moment. Palpatine sighed.

“Enough,” he snarled at Gunray who scuttled back, head bowing. “Everyone out. I must speak with Moff Tarkin.” Murmurs rose which he tried to quell with a scathing glower. It worked for most. Tarkin bent his head toward his assistant, passing the redheaded man a stack of papers. Palpatine noted who rose their chins higher as they left. That bloody Huttese delegation, he thought sourly. As the room cleared, he turned his attention to Tarkin.

“Well,” he demanded. “Spit it out.”

“Sire, we have a problem with some of your more outlying regions,” Tarkin began crisply. “There is talk of rebellion.”

Read here on A03 

[blogofthunder-blog]

A Galaxy Far Far Away.

Noir:

I love Star wars! Actually, we love Star Wars! Some might compare us to Han and Chewie, although we’re more like C3PO and R2D2. Our love for the space orchestra doesn’t mean that it is a flawless masterpiece however. Let’s talk about some plot holes and seemingly irrelevant nonsense that makes no sense whatsoever.

First of all, Jar Jar Binks. What even is the point in you? In fact the entire prequel trilogy was so disastrously put together it could potentially have been damaging to the entire Star Wars saga, and no character more so than Jar Jar. Don’t get me wrong, I am still a fan of episodes 1, 2 and 3 but they don’t quite compare to the originals and the more recent epics in the form of Force Awakens and Rogue One. Hopefully the Last Jedi will be just as spectacular.

But, back to Jar Jar. You literally serve no purpose other than to annoy us! Why couldn’t we have had more Darth Maul and less Jar Jar? And why did Qui Gon have to go so soon? Qui come back! Also, did anyone else notice that the rule of two is flawed? In the prequel films Yoda explains how there is always a Master and Apprentice Sith, no more and no less. Then why did the Emperor and Vader try and recruit Luke to their cause? Neither were likely to relinquish power any time soon.

Blanc:

While my learned friend has made some good points, I feel this needs more substance…

I defended the prequels for a long time. On nothing short of loyalty to the Wars, I tried to find any hope of good and defended them. But in my old age I’ve come to accept that they’re simply awful. Episode 1 is probably my favourite of the 3, and it had so much potential. On paper; Darth Maul and Qui Gon were perfect. But combined with Anakin and Jar Jar, it was like my eyes had eaten a sandwich filled with cat shit and I can’t get rid of the taste.

However the biggest problem with it; is that it’s totally pointless. The whole story and saga would have happened and nothing would change if it didn’t exist. Episode 1 is completely superfluous to the story. All story lines it raises are concluded within the film. Darth Maul has no baring outside of the film and is immediately replaced with Count Dooku, so Episode 1 didn’t teach us that there must be a Master and Apprentice; we get that from Episode II. I’m sorry to say that whilst Qui-Gon was awesome he doesn’t count. His actions have no bearing outside of the film and everything Anakin does as a child is irrelevant to the wider plot. All characters that pass over to Episode II are reintroduced along with their motives and story lines.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the dual saber scene. This scene alone is why it’s the best and worst of the prequels.

The fact of the matter is that Episode I is just not needed. And when you’ve got Jar Jar Binks eating you alive from the inside it makes seeking salvation at a 24 hour Nickleback concert seem appealing.

Noir:

I hate admitting when Blanc is right. I struggle to believe that anyone would consider Episode 1 to be the best of the prequels. I think it has some of the best moments that would have done well in any Star Wars film. The light sabre battle for instance, and I actually quite enjoyed pod racing. There are those out there that will defend these moments to the hilt and find logical explanations. I just think George Lucas wanted to make money, had a vague idea and ran away with it.

Star Wars is full of historical, mythological  and religious references. I like the nod and dig at the notion of Immaculate Conception. Christians be warned, this might get your back up but I mean no offence, I merely offer truth and wisdom; much like your messiah come to think of it. Anyway, Anakin’s mother says there was no father and that he was conceived by the force, as the prophecy foretold. Much like Jesus, Mary one day woke up pregnant having never lain with a man. Joseph must have had some serious blue balls on the go. While Jesus was pure of heart and died for his children (on your knees pilgrims) Anakin was conscripted by the antithesis of all that was good in the galaxy and turned to the dark side. Does this mean that when Jesus returns he will come wielding a red light sabre and wreak havoc on the world?! 

Blanc:

Wait a minute, I’m not done! Episode I is the best of the prequels. Episode III is often regarded as, or considered the best. But when Anakin turns full Vader and has his “NOOOOO” moment; I start to pine for Jar Jar. Episode II is simply dull. Nothing exciting happens except for Mace Windu’s iconic line. At least episodes II and III progress the plot, even if they suck. I tell you another thing about Episode I that really mugs me off - Senator Palpatine. I have 2 main points; 1) Senator Palpatine isn’t very good at what he does. There must be easier ways to gain control of the republic than persuading the trade federation to invade this planet, and allowing him to fight them off and be a hero. And then there’s the way he communicates with the federation. Would it have not been easier just to send a WhatsApp, rather than via hologram; allowing them a pretty good view of what he looks and sounds like. After all this is the guy who would most benefit from the invasion of the planet. 2) Senator Palpatine really doesn’t know how to get what he wants. I was under the impression that two Jedi were sent to negotiate and to report that the trade federation was corrupt and lead to a vote of no confidence. If the people of Naboo have no army, and Palpatine wants as much coverage as possible; why would he tell Nute Gunray to kill the Jedi, only resulting in the slowing down of the investigation and the vote of no confidence?  Noir:

He and I differ on politics quite a lot so I am going to save my rebuttal and simply admit/accept that the political backdrop storyline was utter pony.

One thing that does bother me though; Padme was pregnant when she died, so Vader assumes that his wife and children are no more, yet the Skywalkers all have a kinship with the force and can sense one another’s presence. So why the hell does Vader take so long to figure out that Luke and Leia are his kids?! Also, why does Luke keep the name Skywalker? His mother died, he never knew his father and his grandmother re-married. His Uncle and Aunt adopted him, so why was he still a Skywalker? Surely that would have made finding him really easy for the empire. Didn’t think that one through did you Obi Wan… Speaking of Ben, why doesn’t he recognise R2D2 when he meets him in a New Hope?!

Also, is it ever explained how Poe survives the crash on Jakku and returns to the resistance? Also, by the time we reach Force Awakens how has it taken Han so long to use Chewie’s bow?! They’ve been mates for years.

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[thewul]

Gunray Fuselage Development 

1. Exoframe

Simplified design based on carbon nanotubes structure, frame and stringer in one (100/40/20 width)

2. Dual skin

Rivetless thermofused metallic nanoparticles bonding, using acid based hot melt glue mixed with metal nanoparticles consistent with both components, in this instance aluminum alloy for the skin and aluminum alloy nanoparticles enriched CFRP for the exoframe

Aluminum, copper, magnesium, silicon and zinc

3. Blueskin technology, HDPE foam injection (Helium foam cells)

Greater hull integrity, cabin insulation against fire, lightning, and below freezing temperatures

4. Cable Through

Cables insulation against fire, lightning, below freezing temperatures, electric sparks, corrosion, as well as EMI shielding

5. Component in module

Component insulation against fire, lightning, below freezing temperatures, electric sparks, corrosion, as well as EMI shielding, (servicing component requires foam replacement, service panel nozzle insert)

6. Sensors in module

Embedded in skin sensors, surface hot plug sensors, (servicing component requires foam replacement, service panel nozzle insert)

7. Solvent cycling

Solvent based plane retrofitting

Manufacturer only

8. HDPE foam injection

Integral HDPE foam replacement

Manufacturer only

C’est un nouveau hashtag important!

Je vois ce que vous voulez dire Professeur

Lors de la refonte de BCS il faudra compiler les Gunray Papers avec les nombreuses innovations que vous avez apporté!

Merci Professeur 

[thewul]

Light increases thruth

It looks like we have visitors, the station also services Bombardier Space and a Gunray Glider is visiting. Yes we have a Sushi restaurant, its a big station.

So quite a wide mandate for Lonestar Arctic, lets list some of its missions

Climatology

Space Telecoms & Telecoms

BDS, Bombardier Design Studio

Computer Engineering

Engineering, Space & Telecoms

Stays and Expeditions, VIP Segment

It brings Lonestar much closer to home from where we started, which was a station in the Arctic. We know now what it looks like and that on its four facades stretches the great Arctic the untamed outdoors, the wild that is now also our home to stay. Lonestar Arctic, along with AMAZONAS and Punta Arenal are different experiences and they show the Lonestar module in action. Lonestar Beach as well, Lonestar Sahara in the future, they are examples of adaptation to an environment. 

We now know also what it is good for, its a node in the Bombardier global infrastructure for which it fulfills different roles. It’s a lot of people busy all the time for which Lonestar Arctic has to be a staying experience as well, it is spacious and not crowded, comfortable that edges towards space. 

We could be anywhere here, other climates surely exhibit the same frozen landscapes as those that surround us, impregnable peaks and mountain chains. Lonestar Arctic is not any piece of technology, its bays are sealed from the inside atmosphere, you could pretty much deposit it as such on a planet with a similar atmosphere. It’s a contained atmosphere structure or a sealed structure with computerized hatches. 

So if you ask me where does Bombardier adventure begin in space I would have to say that it is with Lonestar Arctic. On the Moon we will have to build different stuff that recycles its own oxygen and that knows how to make it as well, more advanced stuff, same as for Mars, different challenges, but they all start here.

That Lonestar Arctic can sustain itself for indefinite lengths of time as it is able to resupply itself with its hydroponics gardens and even recycle its own atmosphere, that it is perfectly enjoyable and easy to move around it even when a snow storm is raging outside, that it is safe for all to use is what we want to prove. And we can prove it. 

For two reasons, that project should involve Zaha Hadid, an architect of talent and because we stand ready to harness Hyperion Power Module’s for our use, make the station dispose of an ample long term source of power that it complements with its solar glass. Which allows to do more, for it to be truly a competitive node of our network in its different disciplines.

It’s an adventure that started with Lonestar Beach that has to be able to sustain high tides and could as such pretty much be deposited on the bottom of the sea, which is the scope of Lonestar Rose. Rose is closer to what you would find in space, it produces and recycles its own oxygen.

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What could be our future on a distant planet, it’s worth exploring what can be done here already. And the answer is a lot, the variety of the planet’s ecosystems allows projects such as Lonestar Arctic, but also Lonestar Sahara. We have two extreme climates so what do we do about that, AMAZONAS as well, in a green nature lush with species and vegetation. It’s about establishing a comfort zone with nature where things become possible. Lonestar Arctic is a sizable scientific community studying the Arctic and the planet’s climate change and how we can reverse it, with its eyes on the stars, what is the climate like on other planets. So it serves in that capacity to Bombardier Space in the future as climatology is one of the sciences of space. Likewise a consistent part of its activity is also to serve as a communications and spatial communications relay. The flat antenna on its central dome allows for radio astronomy so a diverse set of missions there and people from all horizons. A BDS is also there and computing engineering as well as engineering takes place there.  It’s a Gliders destination, you’re coming to stay. The plane is only in a few months.

[thewul]

The Mobie turned into a vehicle that we can scale up if we have the space for that and the Arctic offers an awful lot of that, so do most of the deserts of the planet and the vast expenses of Siberia.

A Mobie XXL like the one we have seen can carry dozens of people, in good conditions to venture in the wild, even make a junction to a distant city. We could try reaching Vancouver from Lonestar Arctic.

In short they can transport people for leisure and discovery or just for transportation to the remotest corners of the world. And they make our station more secure and accessible.

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Lonestar Arctic

Des portes hangar ont été aménagées sur les cotés, assez pour laisser passer nos Mobies qui sont des engins qui n’existent présentement que pour nous a cette taille, des Mobies XXL, et qui ont du potentiel pour découvrir le Sahara et le Désert d’Arabie, de Gobi ou d’autres, car ils permettent de parcourir de vastes étendues. 

Ce sont les plus grands, d’autres existent de plus petite taille, bien que il s’agisse d’une structure ou tout est contenu a l’intérieur. Il reste la question des expéditions avec la possibilité d’organiser des sorties pour nos visiteurs dans des caravanes d’une vingtaine ou trentaine de Mobies réguliers.

Pour découvrir les alentours, dans la sécurité de son habitacle. Les Mobies sont de véritables caravans, qui disposent de lits, de sanitaires et de douches. Ce sont également des véhicules intelligents qui communiquent entre eux, on reçoit une alerte si on s’écarte trop des autres et qui établissent des stratégies de déplacement en groupe.

Ils permettent de découvrir l’Arctique et sa nature, ses grizzlis, ses loups et ses ours. Tout en présentant un footprint écologique convenable, ce sont des engins électriques a haute autonomie.

Ceux ci les Mobies XL de Lonestar qui sont nettement surdimensionnés par rapport au reste disposent effectivement d’une pile a combustible nucléaire. Ce sont des caravanes de l’Arctique qui s’offrent a leur bord. Ils peuvent parcourir une distance indéterminée. Et disposent d’une capacité en solaire qui permet de préserver la durée de vie du combustible.

D’ou son nom de ESR, Electric Survey and Reconnaissance Vehicle, ils permettent effectivement d’accomplir cette tache et sont très utiles. Ce sont les précurseurs d’autres qui pourraient êtres embarqués pour explorer une nouvelle planète similaire a la notre.

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C’est également un projet pour LEED Platinum, la Résidence est construite en matériaux traditionnels qui permettent de conserver la chaleur comme la fraîcheur, les murs sont épais la déperdition thermique est faible, et qui dispose d’une conséquente superficie de vitrage solaire. 

Elle a un profil assez bas bien que faisant plusieurs étages, sa baie vitrée s’étend sur ces différents étages.

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Marina Extension

Dar Marchane devient ainsi la première Résidence de cette collection qui s’adresse aux VIP de chez Bombardier et d’ailleurs.

C’est une Résidence a plusieurs cadres, d’abord il y a celui de la Casbah puis celui de la Marina et de son extension et puis enfin ceux de la vielle ville et de Rabat.

La Résidence a la vue sur l’ensemble de cette vallée depuis la Marina jusqu’au Mausolée Tour Hassan et au futur Grand Théâtre de Rabat, ainsi bien sur que le nouveau pont qui est attractif.

Il devrait être possible de la faire fonctionner en tandem avec le Palais Korsan pour accueillir plus de monde est qui est doté naturellement d’une grande salle de conférences, ainsi que Dar El Baz qui peut lui servir de pavillon.

[thewul]

[thewul]

We’re adding the Oudayas Casbah to the Gunray collection which is now not only a list of things and embarkations but also of special places. To visit and to stay. With Gunray Visit.