How about domething like the AV-4 from Cyberpunk -- vectored jet thrust?
------------------------------ On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 2:00 PM CDT Onno Meyer wrote: >I have two drafts for the TL10 battlesuit transport. Both can >carry 15 one-ton suits at 600 mph. > >One has two ducted fans with vectored thrust, each in a pod. It >would look a bit like the helicopters from Avatar. On the plus >side, this allows a large fan diameter and slow-turning fans, >and it keeps the fans away from the ground. The battlesuits >can leave through side doors. >http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1416531456/tt0499549 > >The problem is damage resistance. If one fan is disabled, the >unbalanced thrust will cause a wild spin. > >The other has eight ducted fans, all within the body. A bit >like these: >http://conceptships.blogspot.com/2013/04/grendal-vtol-dropship-by-shaun-mooney.html >http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=8&pos=4 > >The problem is that they don't really look like ducted fans. >How fast has the air to go through those little nozzles? The >benefit is some redundancy. > >As far as images go, I prefer the first design. Game mechanics >go for the second -- it can afford DR 300 instead of just DR >240. > >Regards, >Onno >_______________________________________________ >GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> >http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
