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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lee: [QB] The episode was "Force of Nature" I think and involved an alien race trying to make the Federation believe that high warp speeds damaged the fabric of spacetime. . . As a result, a speed limit of warp 5 was imposed except in emergencies; after that, the topic gradually faded from sight. I think there was meant to be some guff that the variable-geometry nacelles on the [i]Intrepid[/i]-class meant they didn't damage subspace. And maybe some mentions later on about how improved warp-field design for existing pre-speed limit nacelles meant high warp speeds were allowed again. . . One aside of the above is that a [i]USS Intrepid[/i] is mentioned in the same ep: Geordi is having a contest with her chief engineer to see who can get the higher speed out of their ship. Now, that ep is dated at only a couple of years before [i]Voyager[/i] started, so is the [i]Intrepid[/i] the class ship, and if so were the variable-geometry nacelles always a feature, and if so why? Or did they modify the design? Or was this [i]Intrepid[/i] of an older class, and get replaced through age (in which case why would her chief engineer be attempting to compete with a much newer ship) or mishap (like, said chief engineer puching the engines too hard!)? - Edit - MMoM's page on the [i]Intrepid[/i] is [URL=http://cdeath.zoomph.net/monkeyofmim/Shiplist/Starfleet/Starfleet_Ships_I.htm]here[/URL], and assumes the one in question is the established [i]Excelsior[/i]-class one. . . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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