Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 13:44:35 -0700
From: Ermes Ventisetti (monachus@xtreme4tag.it)
Subject: Materials and elements of the Eagle

       Hello Alphans,

       QUESTION  TO  ALL  YOU

       I want to know with which MATERIALS and ELEMENTS the technicians of
moonbase Alpha have built the Eagle.
       There is an episode in which this comes told: is it necessary TO
CUDGEL ONE'S BRAINS!
       I give you 48 hours of time for the response,then I will give you all
the data.

       Good search!

       Ermes


Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 15:19:03 -0700 From: Ronald Dudley (dudleyrd@expert.cc.purdue4tag.edu) In "Space Brain", the 'meteorite' was analyzed in the lab as being made of aluminum, titanium, platics, nuclear fuel, and a small ammount of human tissue. It was Wayland's crushed eagle. Aluminum and titanium are widely used in aerospace applications. Aluminum has a very low denity, giving it a high ratio of strength to density. Titanium also has a low density, and has a very high melting temperature, and so is used for parts which are subjected to temperatures too high for aluminum. Eagles are nuclear powered, but (at least in the english version of 1999) it isn't specified wheather the fuel is uranium, plutonium, or some fusion fuel like deuterium. If 1999 were made today, they would probably add something like "carbon-carbon composites" and "boro-silicate glass ceramics" which are used on NASA's spaceshuttle for heat protection. Ronald #122 Self-Destruct Systems Engineer
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 20:15:28 -0700 From: Sfcafeguy@aol4tag.com Subject: Titanium Titanium, huh? Well we keeping reading they had the capability on Alpha to build more Eagles, and yet in "The Metamorph" they have so little titanium that Helena is picking up little chunks of it and putting them into her pockets in the caves on Psychon for when they get home. Maybe they only had the capability to build DINKY brand Eagles instead of full-sized functional ones. FAN JUSTIFICATION #9,998: They found a replacement for titanium in the later Eagles they built after leaving Earth orbit. Robert
Date: 10:58 PM 04/14/96 From: David Welle (online.dct4tag.com) Subject: Re: Titanium Actually, wasn't it supposed to be "tiranium" (whatever *that* is, presumably some unknown ore)? I have read/seen it as both titanium and tiranium in differing versions of the episode. This betrays some confusion on the subject amongst the writers, which could be the cause of the on-screen confusion. >FAN JUSTIFICATION #9,998: They found a replacement for titanium in the later >Eagles they built after leaving Earth orbit. Certainly sounds possible, considering they had many of the finest minds of /two/ worlds on board Alpha. Wait a second, "Space Brain" is before "The Metamorph," so wouldn't it be that perhaps they ran out? Sorry to nitpick, as I enjoy making up such fan justifications myself. BTW, what is "FAN JUSTIFICATION #1,999"? ----David Welle
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 22:13:19 -0700 From: Sfcafeguy@aol4tag.com Subject: Re: Titanium David Welle writes: >Actually, wasn't it supposed to be "tiranium" (whatever *that* is, >presumably some unknown ore)? I have read/seen it as both titanium and >tiranium in differing versions of the episode. This betrays some confusion >on the subject amongst the writers, which could be the cause of the >on-screen confusion. I'm 1999 percent certain that it's titanium as it is spoken of and appears as text (the word "Titanium") on a monitor at Lou Picard's station in Command Center in the beginning of "The Metamorph." >Wait a second, "Space Brain" is before "The Metamorph," so wouldn't it be >that perhaps they ran out? Sorry to nitpick, as I enjoy making up such fan >justifications myself. Anything's possible. This can be FAN JUSTIFICATION #9,998(A) if you'd like. :) >BTW, what is "FAN JUSTIFICATION #1,999"? I think it's the justification that the Season 1 lovers cite for killing Fred Freiberger, along with 1999 ways to accomplish the act! Robert
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 19:07:20 -0700 From: "John Michael Kohlway Jr." (jmkohl@erols4tag.com) Subject: Titanium Eagles If I remember correctly,(with all this discussion about titanium eagles), in "The Last Sunset" they worked to create a Silicon? coated eagle to ward off the effects of the micro dust particles. Also I woud tend to think that there would be some type of mining operation there.
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:12:18 -0700 From: GLEN_MCBRIDE@BayNet44works.com (Glen McBride) Subject: Re: Titanium Eagles I thought it was graphite
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 15:03:22 -0700 From: Ermes Ventisetti (monachus@xtreme4tag.it) Subject: Features of the Eagle Hi all, I want to know: 1- The number of the Eagles on the Moonbase Alpha; 2- The speed that an Eagle could achieve; 3- How much persons could bring; 4- With which arms the Eagle is gifted; 5- If each Eagle is protected from a shield; 6- If the Eagle is the only spacecraft on Alpha After have seen,in "Star Wars",the Falcon Millenium,that could achieve the iper-speed,I have likened the Eagle to a sparrow. But I think that S1999 is the best for the contents human and psychological. Goodbye E.V
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 21:56:40 -0700 From: Michael Jerry Decker (mdecker@mail.orion4tag.org) Subject: Re: Features of the Eagle Hello Ermes. I'll try to answer as many of your questions as I can.... 1."Alpha supports a fleet of 12 transporter, 26 recon freighters, and 2 rescue Eagles on 24 hour alert status." I'm sure there are more total, but that's how many are kept ready to go. 2.Eagles can achieve 15% of light velocity. 3. Transpoorter Eagles: 8, Freighter Eagles: 2, Recon Eagles: 6, Rescue Eagles: 6 (or 4 with 2 beds for patients. 4. Some (not all) were equiped with 2 lasers ans 2 space to space missles. 5. I don't recall any of them having shields of any sort. 6. Asfar as I know, the Eagle was the only spacecraft on Alpha, (at least it was the only type to survive the explosion). Because of it's modular service pod, it was versitle enough to meet normal day to day needs. All the technical data I have is from the Eagle blueprints from Starlog #7. Everything else is my best guess. Michael