Oops! I've been looking at the Ent-C too much! -thanks.rossjr said:Those aren't impulse engines, those are shuttle bays.... The impulse engine is at the base of the part.....
They also have impulse engines on the rear of the saucer section.... one on each side, the red thingies...Chuck_P.R. said:I remembered seeing the Enterprise D seperate in TNG premier episode.
But it never occured to me that the impulse engine and warp engines are BOTH on the lower ship when detached.
So how the heck did the saucer section manuever, and especially how did it rendevous at FarPoint station without warp drive?![]()
Simple.Chuck_P.R. said:I remembered seeing the Enterprise D seperate in TNG premier episode.
But it never occured to me that the impulse engine and warp engines are BOTH on the lower ship when detached.
So how the heck did the saucer section manuever, and especially how did it rendevous at FarPoint station without warp drive?![]()
I could be wrong, but I don't think the saucer section ever had anything more than impulse engines. Ever since TOS the saucer section has had the capability to separate from the engineering hull/warp engines (though they never showed this in any of the TV episodes) and was intended to be used as a "lifeboat" while the engineering hull was in combat.spe130 said:I always assumed the saucer had some sort of low-level warp drive that didn't need external nacelles. We've seen plenty of nacelle-less warp-capable ships from different races in all the series, so it wouldn't be out of canon, even though we've never seen a Federation ship that didn't have them.
I know they don't have Warp engines. Except for that one ship in Voyager that split in three. Think all three pieces had Warp engines. But what I was saying is that in Farpoint, didn't they separate at Warp, and the saucer section went the rest of the way to Farpoint Station at a warp speed?Zombie_61 said:but I don't think the saucer section ever had anything more than impulse engines.
I think that was the explanation. problem with that is to go at warp speed you need a warp bubble, which the nacelles produce. Once the saucer left the field, it should have re-entered normal space and glided and just really really fast speed. But the saucer itself shouldn't have been able to maintain warp, and in all reality the idea of seperating during warp shouldn't work (leaving a warp field like that would probably mess everything up.) but a true fan realizes they are a fan of a t.v. show and not real life... so I just let it go and enjoyed it.Tholian said:But what I was saying is that in Farpoint, didn't they separate at Warp, and the saucer section went the rest of the way to Farpoint Station at a warp speed?
That'd be pulling (yawing) to the left by the way :devil: ...user1127 said:..so..unless the 'real' ship was built to constantly pull to the right when running on impulse engines, I presume this is a major ERTL FUBAR?