Thread:I am that guy/@comment-24231515-20141213002350/@comment-13740085-20141213024246

Are you referring to the aeronef gallery? If so, I'm not familiar with how the developers thought of it. If that's not what you're referring to,... then these are not the droids your looking for.

In any case, I've taken a second look at the technology since you've asked this. I looked again at the aeronef website, and given some thought, and its setting (late-19th, early-20th century), I think I have an idea. Given that twin objects with their own gravity are still drawn towards each other, something is needed to cancel out gravity in an inverse manner, repelling instead of pulling. Such an inverse (negative)-gravity field would need to equal the strength of gravity, or at least to the point where flight is more easily attained with more conventional technology. In essence, the exception to the "likes repel, opposites attract" rule.

We can assume there is some rare-earth metal that creates a gravity neutralizing, or inverse/negative gravity effect, most likely in the presence of a magnetic field (this is similar to the explanation given to Avatars floating mountains). We can also assume the strength of the magnetic field affects the strength of the negative gravity, possibly helping with altitude control and landing.

Come to think of it, maybe this rare-earth metal can be applied to rp, with it controlling the quantity of flying ships.