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In lugnet.build.mecha, Scott Lyttle wrote:
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Kyle, I like the color scheme, the lifting doors, the weapons array, and the
engine are neat, but I’ve got a few issues, and they have nothing to do with
your building style or how it looks--it’s more of a few
technical/physics/science-based questions.
If this dropship is going to be used in atmospheric conditions, your ship may
have a few lift issues (then again, we didn’t see the bottom of the ship..),
as it looks like your engine is providing motion in only one direction.
You might want to consider either wings, or angled jets for lift purposes.
Just an idea...if you were able to put some side engines on it, it may
increase the width of the mid and rear of the vehicle, and give you some more
room to put more troopers inside...ooh..wait..wider body means more surface
area to assist with lift, too!
Scott Lyttle
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I’m glad you enjoyed the dropship, Scott. I assume that it would fly around by
means of a point-source graviton generator, so it wouldn’t need vectored thrust
or aerodynamic lift (they’re not engines, they’re generators of some kind).
Given that fact, I would guess the optimum aerodynamic configuration would be an
elongated cylinder with minimal cross-section (like a missile). Of course the
greebs and massive missle banks totally blow that line of reasoning. Oh well.
Thanks for the reply!
BTW, the last few pics in the gallery do show the bottom of the ship.
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