Nova class Impulse Engines
Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
I've found a couple of side one diagrams pointing them out, damned if I can point to them on that pic though.
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Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
At the back of the bridge module. Have a look at this short of the Rhode Island:Tyyr wrote:Where are they?
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Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
Once again starfleet just doesn't give the slightest damn about off axis thrust.
Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
Which would seem to indicate they have found a way to make it a non issue.Tyyr wrote:Once again starfleet just doesn't give the slightest damn about off axis thrust.
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Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
Yeah, there wouldn't be any drag on the mass which is off-axis.
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Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
Perhaps control over gravity and inertia and possibly mass makes it a non issue.
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Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
The magical intertia dampeners might have something to do with it.
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Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
Maybe they just sacrifice a chicken and invoke the dark powers of Newtonian physics.Reliant121 wrote:The magical intertia dampeners might have something to do with it.
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Re: Nova class Impulse Engines
Its the "quantum" stabilizers! 8)
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