Dean Cooper
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2000
- Messages
- 972
These engines were designed primarily for very large container ships. Ship owners like a single engine/single propeller design and the new generation of larger container ships needed a bigger engine to propel them.Am I the only one who finds this scary? Twin engines/screws are extremely useful on a boat/ship for reliability and maneuverability reasons. I realize that something this big is going to have thrusters and won't exactly be a Porsche on the water, but its always nice to know that you've got a backup.
Hope they never take it to Alaska...its going to take a lot longer than 5 minutes using glow plugs to get that thing warmed up enough to start =) .
Did you guys see how much fuel it consumes?For its size, it's actually quite fuel efficient, especially for an internal combustion engine.
I've only ever had just over a million ft-lbs at my fingertips. I feel so small.
Todd