(06-01-2014, 10:36 AM)Corundum Wrote: In aerospace engineering mass matters way more than the volume.
NOT IN DISCO it doesn't. SImply otherwise I should be able to go faster and more maneuverable with an empty hold than a full hold should I not?
In terms of cargo capacity, sometimes volume matters. Take the Iarbus beluga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Beluga) for instance, it has a volume capacity of an entire aircraft cross section but not the load capacity of some aircraft smaller than it, such as a regular A330.
The volume of a ship afaik is not adaptive.
Also as for the weapons systems, as I mentioned the internal infrastructure is already there, all you buy is the gun you put on the outside.
No atmosphere? GTFO.
The propeller is the greatest invention of all time.
