From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 13:03:35 MDT
--- "S.J. Van Sickle" <sjvan@csd.uwm.edu> wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
> > Lets say we get 1000 extropes and transtopians to buy in at $10k
> > apiece. That would give each person cabin space and we could buy
> the
> > ship and have plenty of cash available for remodeling and
> improvements.
>
> Not to rain too much on the parade, but the ship's normal complement
> was 1300 persons. If true to form for a ship of it's era (and still
> now), a majority of that was hot bunking in tiers 5 or 6 deep.
> Unless you built cabins on the hanger or flight decks (thereby
> defeating many of the advantages of an aircraft carrier, and very
> expensive), there just isn't enough to "give each person cabin
> space".
I'm expecting that there is a LOT of WWII era hardware and equipment on
board which is entirely unnecessary to a floating extropian enclave.
That which is needed can likely be obtained new in much more compact
and lighter design. Starting with the power plants and propulsion
systems. Also we would have little need of powder and ammunition
bunkers, aircraft weapons bunkers, and not as much need of aircraft
fuel storage.
This was also an aicraft carrier, not a heli-carrier. Restricting to
small helicopters (2-6 passenger) or a few large community choppers
would leave tons of hangar space for other uses. This would also reduce
the need for lots of aircraft ground equipment, spare parts storage,
and maintenance shop space.
Given my estimate of $10k per extrope, this would be a fantastically
affordable time-share rate, if need be. Lets say we make a sliding
scale, with higher rates for 'officer' sized cabins, and this entry
level for bunk spaces a la Japanese Pod Hotel.
Additionally, lets say we only keep the rear/side runway in operation.
We can then construct several decks on top of the forward runway for
cabin space. (or the other way around).
=====
Mike Lorrey
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