[FuelDrop]

I've been doing a bit of research on LAVs for our game, and one thing that I looked up was max altitude.
Now the books mention 'Ground Effect', which is a real thing. according to Wikipedia ground effect is only relevant at an altitude equal to your wingspan or below... which seems to mean that LAVs cap out at about 5-6 meters above the ground.

Is this right?

[Sichr]

Id say for most heavy armored tbirds this can be true. There for sure are VTOLs capable of higher altitudes, or convertible thrust propeled variants of Osprey like crafts, but thunderbirds are ideal fos NOE flight level

[KarmaInferno]

LAVs are typically depicted as hovertanks, not aircraft.

At best you might be able to get some wicker air coming off of a ramp.



-k

[mtfeeney = Baron]

Wicker Air... I loved that movie.  One of the best Nicholas Cage movies ever.

[farothel]

If you have enough speed, you can probably push them higher for a short while, for instance to go over a police blockage or a hedge or something.

[Sichr]

Wicker Air... I loved that movie.  One of the best Nicholas Cage movies ever.

OOPs seems google dont know this one??? please link?

[KarmaInferno]

Lol... I meant "wicked air".

Mtfeeney was likely amagamating "Wicker Man" and "Con Air", as both were Cage flicks.



-k

[Sichr]

After that datasearch I did I was pretty confused 

[mtfeeney = Baron]

Lol... I meant "wicked air".

Mtfeeney was likely amagamating "Wicker Man" and "Con Air", as both were Cage flicks.



-k

 

[Mantis]

In SR 3 they capped LAVs max ceiling at 1000 meters but no mention of that is made in SR 4. SR 4 abstracts the vehicle rules so much that I guess it just isn't supposed to be an issue. Just like those same LAVs can travel 6000km on a single tank of fuel while your Americar can only travel 600km.

[CanRay]

So, LAVs are kind of a cross between a helicopter and a light tank.

...

Or a Russian Helicopter. 

[Mantis]

I used that exact comparison over on Dumpshock when someone was asking about the things. Heavily armoured lifting body using ground effects and massive amounts of thrust for speed and lift. Can't glide for anything though.
https://i.minus.com/icxe59TvVCjoj.gif

[Dinendae]

So, LAVs are kind of a cross between a helicopter and a light tank.

...

Or a Russian Helicopter. 

Hind-D for the win!

Unless there are Wolverines around. Nasty little buggers.

[Sichr]

We got this joke:

News:
On the Russian - Chineese border, Chineese tank platoon attacked Russian tractor plowing the field. Tractor returned fire, and after destroying all targets, if flew back to kolchoz.

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

LAVs cap out at about 5-6 meters above the ground.

If you have enough speed, you can probably push them higher for a short while, for instance to go over a police blockage or a hedge or something.

... that's one hell of a police blockage.  6m = almost 20 feet.  A two-story police blockage ... ?  And that ain't no hedge, that's a damn tree.