Max_Caine Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 When soloA produced his excellent realistic aircraft mod, I noticed he had worked to make the aircraft to scale as much as possible. So using his to-scale aircraft, I measured up alien UFOs, and I was surprised by how large the UFOs are. Take for example the light scout. By my (rough) calculations, the light scout is about 15 metres long, by 7 metres wide. The normal scout is HUARGE. It works out around 25 metres long, by 20 metres at it's broadest point. To give some idea of how big this is, take a look at this: A big wall of ice That's 20 metres high. The corvette is mahusive. It clocks in at around 52 metres at its widest point, by 72 metres in length. No wonder the corvette is the first ship that can do terror missions!
Gauddlike Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 The dreadnought (biggest capital ship) looks to be about 3.5 times wider and 3 times longer (it is round while the corvette isn't). That would make it roughly 200 metres in diameter, which is around 630 metres circumference and covers an area of nearly 31, 500 metres. Plus it likely has at least three floors.
Max_Caine Posted October 6, 2012 Author Posted October 6, 2012 The loot from a REDACTED will be epic. Although I'm willing to bet that we'll have to down at least one REDACTED for the mcguffin which will lead to the final mission.
Commissar Pancakes Posted October 6, 2012 Posted October 6, 2012 Unless that mcguffin is like the lead to the final mission in XCOM which means that it is, in fact, not a mcguffin.
GoodGuyEddy Posted October 6, 2012 Posted October 6, 2012 And when you take in consideration that they were all meant to be space craft you start to realise that they are ,infact, tiny.
Kentaro Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 a 747 is roughly 70x70x20meters. (length, wingspan, height) but doesn't need to leave or enter the atmosphere of a planet, unlike, for example, the Space Shuttle which can't go anywhere near FTL.
Gauddlike Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 The 747 is not round either so the dimensions don't reflect the same sort of coverage area.
Uxion Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Not to mention you have to consider air supply, food and water supply, along with the required objects which would replenish it.
GoodGuyEddy Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Who wants to bet that this is actually an alien version of a Scion iQ rally?
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