Helix
A helix is a convoy of standard spaceships used in a Caterpillar to move some piece of debris at the speed of the Caterpillar. The following diagram illustrates the idea. The leading edge of this example helix, represented by the glider at the upper right in the pattern below, moves at a speed of 65c/213, or slightly faster than c/4.
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7b2o3bo$9bo7b2o4bo3bo9bo$9bo3bo9bo3bo$3o6bo3bo9bo$o2bo5bo14bobo$o9bobo
$o$bobo3$10bo$9b3o$9bob2o$10b3o$10b2o3$15b3o$15bo2bo4bo5b3o$15bo6b3o4b
o2bo4bo$15bo5b2obo4bo6b3o$4b3o9bobo2b3o5bo5b2obo$4bo2bo13b3o6bobo2b3o$
4bo16b3o11b3o$4bo17b2o11b3o$5bobo28b2o$43bo$42b3o$41b2obo$41b3o$42b2o
7$41bo$30b3o7b3o$16b3o5bo4bo2bo6b2obo$10bo4bo2bo4b3o6bo6b3o$9b3o6bo4bo
b2o5bo6b3o$9bob2o5bo5b3o2bobo8b2o$10b3o2bobo6b3o$bo8b3o11b3o$3o7b3o11b
2o$ob2o6b2o$b3o38bo$b2o38b3o$40b2obo$40b3o$41b2o$9b3o$8bo2bo$11bo$11bo
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