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Have OA already have an entry for Schwartchild Kugelblitz spaceship?
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http://io9.com/how-to-power-a-starship-w...1502929100
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#2
Here's an earlier thread on the subject;
http://www.orionsarm.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=266
The idea is somewhat interesting, but dragging a black hole around adds a lot of mass to the ship which needs to be accelerated as well (that means it is less efficient than a beamrider or boostbeam). There is a problem with the characteristics of the drive as well - the emissions start very slowly, then rapidly build up in the last few seconds of the black hole's life- so unless you want to accelerate at a fraction of a gee for years, then suddenly start accelerating at 100 gees this is not the drive for you.
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Note that we do have artificial black holes in the scenario,
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/460e790e8b615
which are used for various purposes, but rarely for propulsion.
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