Flying Cities are large airships. They are powered by solar panels and wind turbines and will eventually be powered by the Solar Electric Transmission System (SETS). They exist to provide a sustainable, secure, and spacious home to anyone who desires it with first priority being given to victims of warfare and other human rights abuses as well as to provide bases off of which to provide NCSO services. They fly in order to remain over international waters and thus be separate from any political entity freeing them from the traditional political issues plaguing refugees. Additionally, they fly in order to rapidly move to any position on Earth so as to dispense NCSO services or peacekeeping/war prevention operations.
The Flying Cities are run by a trained corps of officers with specialties in Piloting, Engineering, and Cabin Operations (Flight Attendant, Safety, and Police Officer). Any individual may compete for examinations for open slots. If selected by a superior grade on the examination, these prospective officers are given necessary training to fulfill their specialty. The permanent citizens of each Flying City elect commanding crew on a fixed basis. Each commanding crew candidate must be a trained officer in the specialty needed for the post in order to qualify for election. The commanding crew positions in order of decreasing command precedence as per established aeronautical convention are: Captain, First Officer, Second Officer, Third Officer, Assisting Officers, Chief Flight Engineer, Assisting Flight Engineers, Purser, Assistant Purser, Sectional Flight Attendants (elected by each section).
To become an officer, the candidate must have successfully competed for and the appropriate examination and training but must win a popular election in order to occupy the position. Anybody may attempt the examination and training and thus anybody who chooses to may start the democratic process of becoming an officer thus adhering to the principles of completely representative, fair government.
Each citizen would be politely requested to provide a GSPS service or product, but is necessary not required to (to cause such a requirement would go against principles of limited, fair, highly representative government).
Flying Cities are completely self-sufficient. The ideal design supports up to 12,000,000 people. The Captains of each Flying City shall constitute a unifying congress of all Flying Cities.
4 comments:
interesting.. I am currently attempting to draft a prototype design for a air ship. but it comes to mind that is would be a target for terrorist attacks therfore i have had to arm my prototype design to defend itself but i fear it may be drafted for military operations. any idea's?
I think one idea is to feature "passive" defense systems in your design. For instance missile jammers, chaff, heat deflectors, and for internal threats, high passenger and cargo pre-screening levels before boarding. You could also have armed police officers for threats to peace on board the ship.
That would make it unnecessary to arm the ship with offensive weapons and thus avoid it being drafted for military use.
not a bad idea. but with / or with out it would still be a strong interest in a military op. I would still arm it but it would be dedicated to UN use only not one specific nation and the plans would be secured in many way ;)
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