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Re: New MOC: The Omicron
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 11 Jul 2003 06:10:34 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Travis Matheson wrote:
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Now if I recall physics, wouldn’t the over all force of the engines need to
be applied to the center of gravity or any ship? I mean this doesn’t
dictate a symmetrical shape but it does make me think a little more about
design...
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Well, it could be some sort of gravitic propulsion which applies a force which
is located outside the engine, or it could simply be that the engine constitutes
the majority of the mass and itself has a non-symetrical internal distribution
that balances the ship, or the main engine is a temporal drive and does not
apply physical thrust... or this craft is built to turn right ;-)
There are so many straightforward explanations to explain such pseudo-scientific
quibbles that I generaly don’t bother wondering about it and just enjoy the
design instead. That being said, if I aim for a particular mix of sci-fi
technology (which I usually do), I try to make some effort to stick to it... I
don’t think that’s contradictory.
Cheers,
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I completely agree with you paul, there are so many explanations possible ... However to satisfy everyone i use the next killer explanation: This series of ships are from a very very very advanced alliance of species, in fact every ship had a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) please don't think I was nit-picking. this was just a thought I had whilst looking at your model. (...) I was thinking about this and I've come up with my own explanation. Gravimetric counterweights. Massive force fields are used to generate a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) The shape really impresses me too. but it made me think... (and that can sometimes lead to trouble) Now I love the idea on non-symmetrical shapes craft such as this one, they really show creative thinking and inspiration. but, with the engine. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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