Re: [HOE] Very minor Iron Oasis question...

[Sam & Max <samnmax@swbell.net>]

Matt Crawford wrote:
> 
> > > Well, I'm just curious, but what would the added effects be of
> > > having rotors of more than two blades,
> >
> > Hmm. . . anybody know what the real world affect of multiple rotors are?
> 
> I suspect that it introduces unstable vibrational modes in which two
> opposing blades swing down while the other two swing up, leading to
> a lot of wasted power and early rotor failure due to metal fatigue.

 Well Helicopters by their very nature are unstable.  In the course of a single
rotation a blade travels forward, backward, up and down to compensate for
entirely too many different things. More blades make for heavier lift capacity
but they actually cut down on fuel efficiency. In game terms it only adds the
chance of hitting a rotor. That's about it. And hitting one rotor is plenty. If
one rotor is out of balance with the others you get the worlds loudest vibrating
seat for a few seconds and then the big dirt nap. 
	Course you could still come back harrowed. Then again I seem to remember
helicopters having it out for undead. (See Dawn of the Dead) hehe. 
-- 
David Heth 
"Sniper rifles have been known to cause Spontaneous Brain Rejection(SBR) at
several hundred yards. "