"Fliegende Gurke" Topic

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Tango01	07 Jun 2017 1:06 p.m. PST
Cool! Main page link Amicalement Armand
Tango01	08 Jun 2017 10:58 a.m. PST
Not good…? (smile) Amicalement Armand
tkdguy	08 Jun 2017 11:54 p.m. PST
Not bad. Strange design, though. The gondola is on top of the gasbag.
TheBeast	09 Jun 2017 7:59 a.m. PST
The gondola is on top of the gasbag. I think there's more 'stuff' on the lower part of the design, so the gondola's mass is offset, though the whole weight… Doug
Tango01	09 Jun 2017 11:03 a.m. PST
Well… happy for that!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
mrinku	09 Jun 2017 4:06 p.m. PST
Well, airships often have a lot of stuff inside the envelope anyway. The visible gondola is usually just the bridge or observation area. Tactically, if you have zep-on-zep warfare it makes sense to have a top observation deck in addition to a lower one. May even be a better location for long range navigation if you can manage the mass distribution, since it'd be more convenient for taking sun and star sightings, and provide a longer horizon than belowdecks. The model seems to have a pretty good forward view from the topdeck, too. Definitely acceptable for viewing landmarks.
mrinku	09 Jun 2017 7:08 p.m. PST
Just occurred to me that a lower gondola might have proven vulnerable to ground fire. The underside of this beauty could be somewhat armoured. Dunno the Dystopian Wars pseudotech, but I assume this isn't wholly relying on hydrogen lift?