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 First available at TR-1, this includes a variety of propellors and jet engines.  Some spacecraft engines can also be found here, as they are equally capable of propelling an aircraft. First available at TR-1, this includes a variety of propellors and jet engines.  Some spacecraft engines can also be found here, as they are equally capable of propelling an aircraft.
  
-Some of these propulsion systems generate their own power, such as rockets or jet engines.  Others, like propellors and reactionless thrusters, will require an installed powerplant.+Some of these propulsion systems generate their own power, such as rockets or jet engines.  Others, like propellors, will require an installed powerplant.
  
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 ===== Lift Systems ===== ===== Lift Systems =====
  
-Static lift can cancel out the mass of a vehicle.  However, these are really only available in two formats:  gas bags and contragravity.  Gas bags were technically obsolete before they were even invented, and contragravity is superscience. +Static lift can cancel out the mass of a vehicle.  These range from gas bags to lift fans to wings in ground effect to super-science solutions such as contragravity or levitation.  In addition, some air motive systems, such as helicopters, tilt-rotors and ornithopters, provide some lift as well.
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-Contragravity will require installed power;  gas bags do not.+
 ===== Space Propulsion ===== ===== Space Propulsion =====
  
-This includes a variety of reaction drives, as well as the science-fictional reactionless and gravity drives.  Most of the latter will also appear under Air Propulsion.+This includes a variety of reaction drives, as well as the science-fictional reactionless and gravity drives.  Most of the latter can also be used as Air Propulsion.
  
 Some of these engines---most notably rockets---will generate all the power they need internally.  Most of them, however, will require you to install a powerplant. Some of these engines---most notably rockets---will generate all the power they need internally.  Most of them, however, will require you to install a powerplant.
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