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[QUOTE]Originally posted by blssdwlf: [QB] Wasn't there a ship in "The Ultimate Computer" that had her impulse drive taken out and Spock said she was still maneuvering on warp drive alone? For what its worth, Ent should be using fusion reactors exclusively and kept it simple :D [QUOTE]Originally posted by MrNeutron: [qb] Impulse (in physics) The product of a force and the time for which it acts. The measure of a rocket motor's performance is its specific impulse. I don't know every instance where impulse power was used in the endless list of Trek technobabble, but logically it wouldn't make sense to use the terms interchangeably. Impulse engines might be fusion powered but fusion power doesn't have to be used for impulse. However, this isn't to say that a specific ship's warp drive might not be dependent on elements of the impulse engines. For instance, if the fusion reactors of the impulse deck are necessary to power the particle accelerators on the warp core, someone could by way of shorthand say the impulse engines can't take the strain of running the ship at warp, since it's a key component of said engine that's the limiting factor. [/qb][/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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