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

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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.

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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...

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But I would prefer to avoid an authentic death.

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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]

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But I would prefer to avoid an authentic death.

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Gah! No sense of adventure you people .

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Originally posted by GunRunner:
Problem is where are we going to get the nuclear devices?

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

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

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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?



To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein

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Originally posted by KayleeIsAll:
As for the fuel issue, maybe the fact that its fusion and therefore a very complicated process plays a role. maybe the feul cells they talk about are used to initiate a fusion reaction and not actually the materials they fuse. for example:
hydrogen feul cells create a large amount of electrical energy. this energy is used to create the magnetic field and to set off the secondary detonators, which then somehow initiate the fusionable material(most likely Hydrogen)into a nuclear fusion reaction, which is then channeled down the magnetic field.
So, they probably wont run out of pure hydrogen for a few years time, but the feul cells may run out after say, five 'hard burns' or so.

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Originally posted by citizen:
Serenity appears to have what could be a fusion torus between the main engine and the crewdome.

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Originally posted by KayleeRulesAll:
and furthermore, weve explained why the torus rotates, but why does the engine assembly in the engine room turn?

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I also agree that the engine would eject any plasma in the case of power failure. Its like a Liquid Metal Reactor, if the coolant (Liquid Metal) stops flowing in the pipes it solidifies which results in a uncontrollable reaction forcing the reactor to be SCRAMed and nearly the entire reactor will need to be replaced. This has happened to some of the Russian Alfa class submarines that were equipped with this type of reactor. In the case of Serenity if the plasma stops being contained it burns through the casing runing the system and possably resulting in loss of vessel.

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Originally posted by R1Z:
Two of the doodads spinning around on the visible part of the engine are the fables CATALYZERS (port and starboard). What is the catalyst and what is being catalyzed?

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