How does the Enterprise reverse?

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Re: How does the Enterprise reverse?

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Except for the fact of no friction or gravity to counter the ship's forward momentum.
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Re: How does the Enterprise reverse?

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Mikey wrote:Except for the fact of no friction or gravity to counter the ship's forward momentum.
Inertia dampeners?
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Re: How does the Enterprise reverse?

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After a bit of research, I've figured out that impulse engines use a vectored thrust nozzle to direct plasma exhaust.
Plasma exhaust is used for propulsion.
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Impulse_drive

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And these:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Maneuvering_thruster
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Re: How does the Enterprise reverse?

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Atekimogus wrote:
Mikey wrote: Need to? IDK, but she does. Ever hear a captain say "all stop," and the ship slows down and stops without changing heading? Deceleration = acceleration in the opposite direction.
Ok, fair enough. One could speculate that stopping the ship could be achieved not with reverese thrust but by manipulating space/time with the warp engines for example. One could speculate that deactivating the impulse drive just stops the ship dead in space. (Why not, it's not that anyone knows how exactly this thing is supposed to work right?)
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Toadnuke wrote:After a bit of research, I've figured out that impulse engines use a vectored thrust nozzle to direct plasma exhaust.
Plasma exhaust is used for propulsion.
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Impulse_drive

EDIT
And these:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Maneuvering_thruster
Newtonian mechanics.
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Re: How does the Enterprise reverse?

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Mikey wrote:
Atekimogus wrote:
Mikey wrote: Need to? IDK, but she does. Ever hear a captain say "all stop," and the ship slows down and stops without changing heading? Deceleration = acceleration in the opposite direction.
Ok, fair enough. One could speculate that stopping the ship could be achieved not with reverese thrust but by manipulating space/time with the warp engines for example. One could speculate that deactivating the impulse drive just stops the ship dead in space. (Why not, it's not that anyone knows how exactly this thing is supposed to work right?)
Well, here we are -
Toadnuke wrote:After a bit of research, I've figured out that impulse engines use a vectored thrust nozzle to direct plasma exhaust.
Plasma exhaust is used for propulsion.
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Impulse_drive

EDIT
And these:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Maneuvering_thruster
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Re: How does the Enterprise reverse?

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Mikey wrote:
Sonic Glitch wrote:Newtonian mechanics Black Magic.
Fixed it for you.
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