On Aug 16, 2013, at 2:49, Thomas Thrien <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Eric replied to me: >>>> This one is a bit smaller than the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. It is >>>> marginally thinkable to move it on the ground, so I went that way. >>> >>> huge tires or huge ground pressure? >> >> 100,000 lbs. per sf. Extremely high. >> >>> you'll always want this thing moving at high speed? >> >> Yes, fast enough that there is significant aerodynamic lift >> and three quarters of the fans can shut down. >> >>> yes, but perhaps restrained at a few tons' capacity (for crates of >>> supplies, and for villains, nefarious cargo) >> >> Multirole VTOL gunship/transports. >> >>> this is part of my theme -- where will you land this? >> >> On special airports. A reinforced concrete landing pads and >> ramps to the oversized maintenance hangars. Other than that, >> the only reason to land is bulk resupply of jet fuel and >> ordnance, which might be on improvised forward bases. Then >> the fans must keep turning to take most of the weight. > > THIS scenario calls for cranes for the crates - if possible at all … > > When the carrier is hovering close above ground, the wind speed on ground, > caused by the fans, must be enormous. I doubt that someone could walk close > to it - or stand nearby. > > Perhaps the carrier should have that thing that hovercrafts have (sorry, > can't remember the correct term; that thing that keeps the air under the > hovercraft), just for this manoeuvre. A skirt. They also increase the efficiency, meaning less thrust required. A crane is better and mor likely_______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
