serenity model

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CITIZEN

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:28 PM

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You are partly correct Citizen the Su-35 Flanker does have vectored thrust but it is not a MiG.

Getting my Russian planes mixed up, consider me properly corrected...

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Anyways I wouldn't use a Russian engine for this, they tend to break down quickly and have short life spans. The last thing you want is to have one engine go on take off.

Well they're cheap like the budgie (not like that over-priced american rubbish

). And if the engines had a chance of failing on take off, wouldn't it be more authentic...

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A: Kermit's undivided attention.

KAYLEERULESALL

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:35 PM

while authentic, i dont think it would be very preferrable. so anyway; im wondering; if we were to pool all of our money, maybe we could actually do something like this...

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

GUNRUNNER

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:34 PM

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Originally posted by citizen:
And if the engines had a chance of failing on take off, wouldn't it be more authentic...

But I would prefer to avoid an authentic death.

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CITIZEN

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:35 PM

Erm, one problem is where are we going to get the fusion core from?

But it may be doable, shouldn't be more than a few billion pounds at the end of the day. With enough money you could do anything, even build a flying serenity (tho most likely not a spaceworthy one).

*passes the collection plate*
Oh any structural/flight engineers among us?

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But I would prefer to avoid an authentic death.

Gah! No sense of adventure you people

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On an engine note, it would probably be best to use a couple of 747 units, mount them within a custom built chassis, with the variable exhaust nozzle attached.

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KAYLEERULESALL

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:24 PM

obviously she wouldnt be space worthy. i just would love to live in Serenity; if i can swing it, ittle be my house. imagine; a firefly class transport smack in the middle of suburbia someplace..hehehe. and if it ever works, yall are more than welcome to come by and visit anytime.

as for flying...i dont think that would be a very good idea. she aint all that aerodynamic; probably depends on either really freakin forcefull engines or antrigravity assistance to help her fly around. but getting the whole thing off the ground for a few seconds or so would be a really sweet achievement, i think.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

CITIZEN

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:32 PM

Oh so you want us to build you a house huh!

Serenity doesnt fly through arodynamics or like a normal aircraft using lift, she uses purely the thrust of the engines. I'm willing to bet two 747 engines could do it, but would eat alot of fuel, ya know...

Just remember, a bumble bee can't fly ...

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GUNRUNNER

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:52 PM

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Erm, one problem is where are we going to get the fusion core from?

But it may be doable, shouldn't be more than a few billion pounds at the end of the day. With enough money you could do anything, even build a flying serenity (tho most likely not a spaceworthy one).[qb]

We could always build an Orion Drive? Problem is where are we going to get the nuclear devices? We can always use a Pressurized Water Reactor for the power generation part… hay that reactor could power the engines too! The Air Force experimented with it. The Convair X-6 was going to be powered by a nuc reactor but it never left the drawing board neither did the “Low Altitude Nuclear Cruise Missile” (Thank God).

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But I would prefer to avoid an authentic death.

Gah! No sense of adventure you people .

It’s just when I envisioned dieing at the hands of something built in Russia this wasn’t what I had in mind.

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CITIZEN

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:19 PM

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Problem is where are we going to get the nuclear devices?

Don't know, but don't ask Pres. Bush, cause he don't know either...

I think Fusion reactors are the way to go, I mean how hard can they be to make? Maybe anti-matter initiated fusion cause its all star-treky...

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R1Z

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:23 PM

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Erm, one problem is where are we going to get the fusion core from?

I'm curious, what leads you to believe Serenity has a fusion core?

The only clues to propulsion I recall are when Wash says "We're down to the wire on fuel cells, if we run hot, we might not even make it."

And then, later, "We should have just enough left in us to hit a fuel station. We'll need to do some patching up. I hope we got paid today?"

And on Persephone, Mal says, "If we don't get paid for this cargo, we don't have enough to fuel the ship, let alone keep her in repair."

and later, "if you depend on luck, you end up on the drift, no fuel, no prospects, begging for Alliance make-work, and towed out to the scrap belt. That ain't us, not ever."

I would think that, with a fusion core, refuelling would be more like an annual thing.

And the "200 in latinum" they get for the Alliance foodstuffs wouldn't buy much in the way of fusion core assemblies.

Any thoughts, anyone?

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GUNRUNNER

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:29 PM

In the DVD extras one of the Graphics Artists says it’s a Fusion Engine.

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