On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 06:48:18PM -0600, David Scheidt wrote: >multiple engines in a mechanical drivetrain is a reliability >nightmare. The A57 worked okay, but it wasn't wonderful; the engine >it's built from was pretty built proof. The BTR-60 has two not >relieable engines, which made the resulting product very not reliable. > (It was also undercooled for hot weather use, a problem in most of >the action it saw.) In general, multiple mechanically coupled engines >are obsolete in the real world.
And the Rolls Royce Vulture, in effect two Kestrels back-to-back, had to be derated about 15% just to stop it catching fire all the time. In the end, the Merlin produced nearly as much power for less weight and didn't constantly throw its big end bearings. R _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
