On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 9:04 PM, Evyn MacDude <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:. . . a static charge will allow a mass to be offset by a fixed amount in relation to its local gravity field.Maybe there are two types of contragrav generator, a cheap, relatively lightweight one and an expensive, relatively massive one.Cheap (landspeeder-scale) generators depend upon taking in natural gravitons, then rotating their vectors 180 degrees and using them to push against a nearby surface. Above a certain [very low] vertical threshold, these natural gravitons aren't strong enough to supply this effect.Expensive (ship-scale) generators manufacture artificial gravitons and thus don't have a service ceiling (or have one that's so high as to be irrelevant, since reaction thrusters can take over from there).NOTE: Since the gravitons from both types of generator can push against a nearby surface, both can provide reliable if inefficient thrust when within a few feet of a planet's surface (e.g. achieve automobile-like rather than airplane-like speeds).--Richard Aiken
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