But somes times it has got to be done, one engine was not enough.
Or just not many 12 cylinder engines available or like?
I know as resources and trade get cut off, somethings that are needed, are
not available so the mission is to adapt and over come or ...
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Bell_West" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [gurps] Battlesuit TO&E
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
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