From the pages of Wasyu's Encyclopedia Tenchicca--
Energy required to generate LHW is as impressive as its output power, measured in 2n energy units, where n = the number of wings being created. One of the reasons Tenchi and not Aeka boarded Ryu-oh during their initial confrontation with the Souja was because Aeka's key was not strong enough to break the seal, a seal created to prevent anyone from easily accessing LHW's offensive capability. Only a master key like Tenchi-ken could have broken the seal and take control of the LHW for offensive operations.
All Juraian spaceships are capable of generating three LHWs, but 3rd and later generation ships require joint efforts to produce them. Tsunami, being the strongest ship in the universe, can produce ten LHWs, while Tenchi can create three on his own. Supposedly, Ryoko, with her three gems and the proper aid of Ryo-oh-ki, can also generate LHWs.