So...
How do we get it installed without raising
out engine hatches!
Forget the toad - I'll just tow my house. With
the toad in the garage!
Darren - How about a new hatch design for this
20,000 HP puppy!
One can dream....
> Steve wrote: Sure not like the old days, huh? How
> many engines on the
> Spruance class?
> Twin screws, I'd guess?
>
> Steve,
> Each engine puts out about 20,000 HP. More on the
> newer ones. From
> cold iron to underway can take as little as 2
> minutes. (As compared to
> the 48 hours the old steam plants took.) 4 LM2500
> gas turbines, 2
> controllable/reversible pitch screws. The engines
> can be clutched
> together to runin any combination of 1 or 2 engines
> per screw, or for
> economy purposes, a single engine on a single screw
> while the other screw
> is trailed. 2 huge rudders. From flank 3, (the
> advertised top forward
> speed) to full reverse takes 1 & 1/2 times the
> length of the ship. The
> mess cooks hate this manuever much the way my long
> haired mess cook hates
> quick stops in the GMC. (Foron me for our lady
> netters please be easy on
> me for this term as it is one of endearment.)
> Steve
>
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How do we get it installed without raising
out engine hatches!
Forget the toad - I'll just tow my house. With
the toad in the garage!
Darren - How about a new hatch design for this
20,000 HP puppy!
One can dream....
> Steve wrote: Sure not like the old days, huh? How
> many engines on the
> Spruance class?
> Twin screws, I'd guess?
>
> Steve,
> Each engine puts out about 20,000 HP. More on the
> newer ones. From
> cold iron to underway can take as little as 2
> minutes. (As compared to
> the 48 hours the old steam plants took.) 4 LM2500
> gas turbines, 2
> controllable/reversible pitch screws. The engines
> can be clutched
> together to runin any combination of 1 or 2 engines
> per screw, or for
> economy purposes, a single engine on a single screw
> while the other screw
> is trailed. 2 huge rudders. From flank 3, (the
> advertised top forward
> speed) to full reverse takes 1 & 1/2 times the
> length of the ship. The
> mess cooks hate this manuever much the way my long
> haired mess cook hates
> quick stops in the GMC. (Foron me for our lady
> netters please be easy on
> me for this term as it is one of endearment.)
> Steve
>
________________________________________________________________
> YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET!
> Juno now offers FREE Internet Access!
> Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE
> software, visit:
> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
=====
Mike
The GMCmart
The GMC Parts Reference Guide
Web: http://www.GMCmart.com
Email: mike
__________________________________________________
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