Brandon replied to me: > > Wheels or skids? > > Wheels. almost all helicopters of the period used wheels.
Hello Brandon, you were listing skids in the subassemblies entry and wheels in the armor entry. > > Technically, there could be a version which carries the > > suit on > > a hardpoint, like a miniature CH-54. That would allow other > > > > cargo loads -- perhaps even a stripped-down jeep or a > > mountain > > howitzer. > > I have second, larger design with a crew of two and weight/space for four > battlesuits -- all carried internally -- which might make a better 'heavy > lift' helicopter. I wasn't thinking of a heavy lift helo, just of the skeletal look-and-feel. The pilot sits in front, engine on top, three wheels on long struts so you can attach the load exactly under the center of gravity. You can do that with any size. Your suit is 7' high and the helicopter is only 10' high. I could see problems if the battlesuit tries to dismount from the motorcycle passenger seat -- just how high is the rotor from the ground? Can the helmet resist a decapitation by the rotor? > My only hesitation is that it uses a TTR, ratehr than MMR > )on outriggers like German heavy helicopters or over the front and read of > the body like Ameriican helicopters, of that era). > > Brandon Why, that is perfectly in character for an early American helicopter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platt-Le_Page_XR-1 Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
