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Img.057 (G12) Flying systems. These are the most highly developed homogenous arrangements of the Magnocraft. (Homogenous arrangements are arrangements formed entirely from vehicles of the same type.) They provide a physical coupling of vehicles that belong to the same type, and usually are formed for the duration of interstellar travel.
Img.057 (G12a) A honeycomb-like single cell of such a flying system. The example shown here contains four cigar-shaped complexes obtained by stacking together the following number of Magnocraft type K3: (1) six, (2) two, (3) five, and (4) three. Indexes 1 and 3 are used to mark the magnetic axes of the Magnocraft oriented in the upright position, indexes 2 and 4 mark the axes of the vehicles oriented in the inverted position. "Z" is the central axis of the cell (the outermost edge of all the Magnocraft forming this cell must touch "Z" axis). Figures G16 and G17 illustrate basic principles involved in the formation of the above cell. The single cell from this illustration may be extended by attaching rim-to-rim an even number of stacked, cigar-shaped complexes that would form further similar cell formations. Examples of extended flying systems obtained in this manner are shown in the next two parts of this illustration.
Img.058 (G12b) Examples of unusual shapes that can be formed by the Magnocraft arranged into flying systems. Shown are:
Img.058 (G12b) panpipes
Img.059 (G12c) honeycomb
Img.060 (G12d) platform.
Notice that landing sites scorched in grass by such flying systems of Magnocraft are shown in Img.087 (G37).
