Ah, Catman? Why do you have a locust aircrew flying overwatch? Seems a bit much to me. Would think there’d be any number of smaller, less expensive-to-operate craft to detail that task to.
Bill, I suspect that they are going to use it to “send a message” to the bad guys… Either kill the team coming, gather them up and drop then on the government’s front lawn, or capture them and drop them off on the government’s front lawn… From a high altitude…
Oh, they’re going to send a message, all right.
Remember, I haven’t described what the raiders did the last time.
There is a reason for Teresa’s choice of words in panel 4: http://thegentlewolf.net/comic/tgw-752/
Bill, at the moment, there are four different modules that the Locusts can carry:
Cargo/Passenger, Medical, Tanker… This one is carrying a sophisticated sensor suite,
with three operators. If you would like to build the interior… heh-heh.
It’s fully fitted for long loiter times, with a toilet, microwave, and a two bunks.
There’s even a hatch that the flight crew can use to enter and take a break.
This one is at a much higher altitude than is obvious.
Ah, you wouldn’t be needing a model of any of those, would you? It would not be difficult to execute. For the tanker I’d have the module framed with a cylindrical tank and piping similar to an 18 wheeler tank trailer like my Dad drove so many times. A module for pax would have windows and seats. If I haven’t already sent it a plain cargo module would simple. You could even have a refrigerated module. The HVAC unit stuck on the side of the med/surg is a separate element I could put on a refer or pax.module. You could even have a water dump module in case or wildfires. You have only to ask.
I already have the cargo module, and have shown it converted to a troop carrier with center-facing seats.
And while Teresa uses one for her own transport, she’s quite happy with using the same ones that her
soldiers use, pulling one out of the motor pool as needed. The rest of the people in government follow
her lead, of course, although some wish that she would have a luxury module built for her own use, so
they could justify having their own.
There are a few command modules for the officers, but they’re pretty spartan.
A surveillance module? Yes, please. Just make it more vertically cramped so that the sensors on the
bottom would clear the ground when it’s not in the air.
Fuel tanker? Easy enough for me to do using primitives. I have valves and such that I can add.
height: 8,000 feet , without supplemental O2 ,, or sealed cabin.. (i know ,, 10,000 feet, but that is for emergencies..)
and “did you know.?” pets ‘cats’ have a higher occurrence of altitude sickness above 8,000 feet (40% humans , 60% pets..) .. something to do with the blood O2 transfer rate ..
just saying.. 🙂
I thought airliners were only pressurized to 10,000ft. Anyhow I know pets (including cats because we shipped one in 79) can survive at whatever altitude the cargo holds of airliners are pressurized to. If the pets’ survival was at all questionable you know the airlines would not allow pets to be shipped because can you imagine the hue and cry from animal rights groups (not to mention lawsuits from the same groups plus the pet owners) if pets didn’t survive being shipped? My wife’s cat flew from Wichita to Tokyo via SF just fine. I had to take the train to then hoof it all over Narita International to pick up that damned cat. Then the dumb beast (excuse the pun) “caterwalled” the whole way back to the train station at Fussa. In response to the odd looks I got from the Japanese on the train I kept telling them, “Hai. Neko desu.” (Yes, it’s a cat.) in my best minimal Japanese. Started out hating that cat then when my wife got sick the beastnever left her side for days. Catwound up living to the ripe old age of 19+. That’s why when the last cat died (aged 17) my wife didn’t get another one. We’re neither one a good bet for another 15-18 years and we do not wish to burden our kids.
typical inflight cabin pressure at 36,000 feet is pressurized to 7,000 at 11 psi (sea level is 15 psi.) and yes the entire aircraft is pressurized for just that reason.. (animals an air crew in cargo bay.)
and did you know .. while flying the air , is clean fresh air , pumped in every 3 to 5 minutes (depending on aircraft.) and the old air air is vented.. and just like any A/C (air-conditioner) it removes most of the water content .. this answers why most is dehydrated after a long flight .. so drink lots…
CH-53D ,, (cargo helicopter – 53 D model) cargo 8000 lbs internal , passengers 38 ‘combat loaded’ , 24 medical litters with attendants , tanker can carry up to 7 (7949l) range extension tanks at 1135l each , or a external cargo load of 13,000 lbs.. with a fixed cabin..
sooo,, the “Locusts” are a beast , when it comes to a transport AC..
Sikorsky S-64 (to which the locust is more analogous) has a 10,000 HOVER ceiling and a 20,000 max payload. Since the locust is powered by grav-based thrusters, I would be surprised if its performance did not exceed the S-64 in every way. Oh and the S-64 is still being manufactured; these days by Ericson, Inc. of Portland, Or.
i worked on the CH-53d (in Hawaii) so that is why i used that as a reference (an the A-4 Skyhawk, F-4 Phantom, UH-1 Huey, an went to “FAM” school for UH-60..).
and why i said the “fixed box.” because the S-64 Skycrane an the H-53 Sea (horse, stallion, an dragon) are close cousins..
also service ceiling 16,750 feet
and.. they just rolled out the K model of the H-53… so yeah still manufactured.. 🙂
finally .. yes i agree. the Locust , out performs in all aspects..
Ah, Catman? Why do you have a locust aircrew flying overwatch? Seems a bit much to me. Would think there’d be any number of smaller, less expensive-to-operate craft to detail that task to.
Bill, I suspect that they are going to use it to “send a message” to the bad guys… Either kill the team coming, gather them up and drop then on the government’s front lawn, or capture them and drop them off on the government’s front lawn… From a high altitude…
Oh, they’re going to send a message, all right.
Remember, I haven’t described what the raiders did the last time.
There is a reason for Teresa’s choice of words in panel 4:
http://thegentlewolf.net/comic/tgw-752/
Bill, at the moment, there are four different modules that the Locusts can carry:
Cargo/Passenger, Medical, Tanker… This one is carrying a sophisticated sensor suite,
with three operators. If you would like to build the interior… heh-heh.
It’s fully fitted for long loiter times, with a toilet, microwave, and a two bunks.
There’s even a hatch that the flight crew can use to enter and take a break.
This one is at a much higher altitude than is obvious.
Ah, you wouldn’t be needing a model of any of those, would you? It would not be difficult to execute. For the tanker I’d have the module framed with a cylindrical tank and piping similar to an 18 wheeler tank trailer like my Dad drove so many times. A module for pax would have windows and seats. If I haven’t already sent it a plain cargo module would simple. You could even have a refrigerated module. The HVAC unit stuck on the side of the med/surg is a separate element I could put on a refer or pax.module. You could even have a water dump module in case or wildfires. You have only to ask.
I already have the cargo module, and have shown it converted to a troop carrier with center-facing seats.
And while Teresa uses one for her own transport, she’s quite happy with using the same ones that her
soldiers use, pulling one out of the motor pool as needed. The rest of the people in government follow
her lead, of course, although some wish that she would have a luxury module built for her own use, so
they could justify having their own.
There are a few command modules for the officers, but they’re pretty spartan.
A surveillance module? Yes, please. Just make it more vertically cramped so that the sensors on the
bottom would clear the ground when it’s not in the air.
Fuel tanker? Easy enough for me to do using primitives. I have valves and such that I can add.
height: 8,000 feet , without supplemental O2 ,, or sealed cabin.. (i know ,, 10,000 feet, but that is for emergencies..)
and “did you know.?” pets ‘cats’ have a higher occurrence of altitude sickness above 8,000 feet (40% humans , 60% pets..) .. something to do with the blood O2 transfer rate ..
just saying.. 🙂
I thought airliners were only pressurized to 10,000ft. Anyhow I know pets (including cats because we shipped one in 79) can survive at whatever altitude the cargo holds of airliners are pressurized to. If the pets’ survival was at all questionable you know the airlines would not allow pets to be shipped because can you imagine the hue and cry from animal rights groups (not to mention lawsuits from the same groups plus the pet owners) if pets didn’t survive being shipped? My wife’s cat flew from Wichita to Tokyo via SF just fine. I had to take the train to then hoof it all over Narita International to pick up that damned cat. Then the dumb beast (excuse the pun) “caterwalled” the whole way back to the train station at Fussa. In response to the odd looks I got from the Japanese on the train I kept telling them, “Hai. Neko desu.” (Yes, it’s a cat.) in my best minimal Japanese. Started out hating that cat then when my wife got sick the beastnever left her side for days. Catwound up living to the ripe old age of 19+. That’s why when the last cat died (aged 17) my wife didn’t get another one. We’re neither one a good bet for another 15-18 years and we do not wish to burden our kids.
typical inflight cabin pressure at 36,000 feet is pressurized to 7,000 at 11 psi (sea level is 15 psi.) and yes the entire aircraft is pressurized for just that reason.. (animals an air crew in cargo bay.)
and did you know .. while flying the air , is clean fresh air , pumped in every 3 to 5 minutes (depending on aircraft.) and the old air air is vented.. and just like any A/C (air-conditioner) it removes most of the water content .. this answers why most is dehydrated after a long flight .. so drink lots…
Another fact I wasn’t aware of, thank you for providing it.
I can use that in the story.
CH-53D ,, (cargo helicopter – 53 D model) cargo 8000 lbs internal , passengers 38 ‘combat loaded’ , 24 medical litters with attendants , tanker can carry up to 7 (7949l) range extension tanks at 1135l each , or a external cargo load of 13,000 lbs.. with a fixed cabin..
sooo,, the “Locusts” are a beast , when it comes to a transport AC..
Sikorsky S-64 (to which the locust is more analogous) has a 10,000 HOVER ceiling and a 20,000 max payload. Since the locust is powered by grav-based thrusters, I would be surprised if its performance did not exceed the S-64 in every way. Oh and the S-64 is still being manufactured; these days by Ericson, Inc. of Portland, Or.
i worked on the CH-53d (in Hawaii) so that is why i used that as a reference (an the A-4 Skyhawk, F-4 Phantom, UH-1 Huey, an went to “FAM” school for UH-60..).
and why i said the “fixed box.” because the S-64 Skycrane an the H-53 Sea (horse, stallion, an dragon) are close cousins..
also service ceiling 16,750 feet
and.. they just rolled out the K model of the H-53… so yeah still manufactured.. 🙂
finally .. yes i agree. the Locust , out performs in all aspects..