Intrepid Class

Post by **Teaos** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:57 pm

This is DITL NOTHING stays on topic.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:04 pm

This is DITL NOTHING stays on topic.

Tell me about it...
Remind me what happened in the TR-116 thread again.

Blackstar the Chakat · Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:05 pm

We could create an off-topic topic and we'd still find some way to get off-topic.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:06 pm

No doubt we'd bring the subject on topic.

Blackstar the Chakat · Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:02 pm

I found something interesting while watching the episode 'Demon'. Now one of the points of discussion about Voyager's landing ability was how they got down from the ship. Rochey's argument suggested they got down from the ship using the transporter. However in Demon Voyager's transporters were knocked out. Then Voyager landed and Chakotay led an away team to search for Tom and Harry. Without transporters Chakotay, and the others would have to use an alternate route, like a ramp or a ladder.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:37 pm

Although common sense in ship design is patently NOT one of Starfleet's strong points, it would be pretty stupid indeed to not have such a backup exit mechanism in place on a ship capable of planetary landing. I would like to assume from that ep that such a mechanism was included, although with Starfleet's design history, it might be just as true to say that they had to launch a shuttle to get out!

Post by **Teaos** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:37 pm

They could have walked out the shuttle bay and shimmed down one of the legs or something like that.

Deepcrush · Post by **Deepcrush** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:39 pm

Or they just have something like an elevator. A turbolift tube that goes to the ground.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:39 pm

leave it to Starfleet to consider that to be an effective backup system!

Blackstar the Chakat · Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:46 pm

Deepcrush wrote:Or they just have something like an elevator. A turbolift tube that goes to the ground.

Considering that Voyager was low on power and took damage from the hard landing, and how dangerous the atmosphere was I doubt it was a some sort of extendable turboshaft. More likely a set of stairs in the legs. That way even if the ship is totally powerless you could still access it. Or maybe they parachuted down.

Deepcrush · Post by **Deepcrush** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:46 pm

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:11 pm

Don't they have back-up transporters in the cargo bay?
Maybe this is one of the rare times they remembered them...

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:38 pm

Since Starfleet designs tend to transfer so much damage to non-local and unaffiliated systems, we can probably assume that whatever disabled the main transporters disabled the cargo transporters too.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:39 pm

Hmm, a good point.
*curses stupid designs yet again*

Blackstar the Chakat · Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:51 pm

And later they said told Chakotay that transporters were back on-line and that they could beam them back now. They wouldn't need to say that if they still had an auxiliary system on-line.