Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!ukma!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!att!cbnews!military From: esco@tank.uchicago.edu (ross paul weiner) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Shafts and Gears was Re: Iowa Manueverability Message-ID: <6458@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 11 May 89 01:25:29 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Organization: University of Chicago Computation Center Lines: 11 Approved: military@att.att.com From: "ross paul weiner" One thing to consider is that the shaft is the single most expensive part of a ship, that is why FF's only have one screw. Once you've paid for a shaft it would make no sense to quible over the price of a turbine and gearing. -- Ross P. Weiner Dandy Dirks Discount Disclaimers esco@tank.uchicago.edu "You can't sue me, I'm broke!"