SWP-BKE01 Rosenthal Contender Custom

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MANUFACTURER:	Rosenthal Galactic
PRODUCTION:	Racing Swoops
MODEL:	Rosenthal Contender Series
DESIGNATION:	SWP-BKE01
AFFILIATION:	N/A
AVAILABILITY:	Semi-Mass production & Custom Order
MODULARITY:	Moderate
COMPOSITION:	Aluminum, Steel, Titanium, Nano-reinforced composites.
OWNERSHIP:	Harvey Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:	The Rosenthal Contender Custom was a bike designed on a whim as Rosenthal Galactic's first real foray into racing world. Something quite odd for a company that would appear to specialise in armoured vehicles and construction equipment to do. Nevertheless the company with no real background in racing technology did have a goal in mind, to create a bike that wouldn't be too bad for beginners, while attemping to compete with much more expensive bikes and the powerful companies behind them, particularly those of Sharp Heavy Industries. First designing the bike itself was somewhat of a problem, after all they'd never designed something to be light and go fast before. Actual research for the bike itself consisted of simple clean room design, buying spare bikes off the market, reverse engineering them to see how they all worked, and rigorous testing to see how the varying designs of engines and aerodynamic bodies worked and then using the knowledge they gained, created designs of their own that were somewhat similar but different enough to not violate any laws or rights, an admittedly shady but legal tactic. The results of their tinkering lead to the first generation contender in its near current form. The body was ergonomically and aerodynamically built to fit a person while allowing air to flow over it well enough. The fairing was perhaps the most important part, as it was what say at the forefront of the craft itself. With its curves it flowed air both over the top of the rider creating down force while a similar amount was redirected downwards underneath to keep it from forcing itself out of the sky, all the rest was redirected along the sides of the craft, and safely past the riders legs to rear wings as to act as an effective control surface. However, the end design was somewhat unstable, like a fighter craft it wanted to go every direction that wasn't straight, and as good as it was for sheer maneuverability when compared to more stable designs, it was also extremely dangerous if you lost control. This stability is what paved the way for the bikes electronic devices. The small Ion drive which sat at the core of the bike was electronically limited to a healthy 400km/h at top speed, and a Stability Control Device was built into the system. What this device did was basically autpilot in a way, when simply flying it applied subtle changes to the array of repulsors along the bottom of the bike and slight angle changes with the rear wings to make minute changes and keep it on course with whatever direction it was headed in. It was also active in turns, somewhat limiting and working against the rider as they leaned into corners to steer and turn giving the machine slower reaction times and wider turns. However, someone with appropriate knowledge could simply disable it, and unleash the bikes full speed and agility. Though not good for general riding, its unlocked capabilities allowed it to turn on a dime, and zip around like no ones business, that is, if you knew the bike well enough to control it properly. At full power, its top speed increases to roughly 535Km/h but possesses a turbo which forces the engine to operate well above its manufacturer defined limit, both voiding your warranty, potentially damaging your engine, and allowing you to top out at roughly 640Km/h for short periods of time before overheating. The actual control scheme for the bike is fairly simple though, and makes use of three inputs. The feet control the rear wings, using both pressure and torque from the legs to both angle the wings themselves as well as the raising and lowering of the flaps. The second way to control the bike is through the handlebars. The Handlebars can be turned as well as pulled back and forwards, turning them is much like leaning on a conventional bike except that turning them in one direction will increase the input of the the repulsors on the respective side of the bike, effectively tipping it. This allows a user to counter steer into a corner, tipping the bike then steering the otherway to keep itself from falling over as it runs through the apex in a corner. Pulling and pushing the handlebars will adjust altitude. When pulling towards you the repulsor array will fire much stronger near the front, while only somewhat stronger near the back, raising the nose up as the engine does the rest of the work pushing the bike upwards, when you level out the repulsors keep the bike at the altitude it stops at. The opposite happens as you push forward, the nose of the bike going down the handlebars also have a throttle which increases and decreases engine power and a basic brake which when pulled will fire more so forward facing repulsors to slow down the vehicle at varying strengths, additional braking is typically handled by the rear wings. And the final input is audible, allowing a rider to give their bike basic instructions from a microphone within their helmet. Though it can be easily switched off to prevent outside tampering it can do such commands as enabling and disabling the stability control, basic auto-pilot, on the fly mirror angling, dial emergency services, disable the governor, give you flying directions,
CLASSIFICATION:	Swoop Bike
HEIGHT:	1.23 Metres [Tallest Point]
WIDTH:	0.75 Metres Metres
LENGTH:	2.32 Metres
WEIGHT:	280 Kg
CREW:	One Pilot
PASSENGERS:	None
DEFAULT ARMS:	None
DEFAULT EQUIPMENT:	Stability Control Management Headlights Emergency Floodlights Civilian Communications Array Speed Governor Dashboard & Gauges Global Positioning System
CARGO:	556cm3​
PROPULSION:	Repulsor Lifts Ion Engine
ROLE:	Racing
COST:	10,500 Credits
INTENT:	The Intent of creating this very bike is simple enough. I, Yes again, wish to create a vehicle that is somewhat on the cheaper end of things and also make use of it on a personal level with characters and a potential indie faction. Also, piece of intent I've created this with is to provide a slight widening of the industry. To elaborate, There are currently three or so swoop bikes in existence, one looks like a jet fighter, the other looks like a kawasaki ninja was glued to a turbojet, and a third, so there aren't a whole lot of options for players to choose from.

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[Jiang Winters]

Shiny cap'n. I might have to nick one of these for Del.

Approved!