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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Siegfried: [QB] [QUOTE]Gee, I dunno. Maybe from the fact that its impulse engine was designed to move 5 million metric tons of mass on its own, and with the saucer separated a wanking big part of that mass is missing?[/QUOTE]Oh, god yes! Thank you for bringing the light to eyes, Woodside Kid! I mean, how foolish for me to make that statement and not back it up with anything! Oh wait, I did. :rolleyes: CaptainMike: I think less length is lost overall in seperation than half. After all, the cobrahead that's cutout from the saucer extends 3/4 of the way from the aft edge of the saucer to the center. But I also think that we're underestimating the maneuverability of this ship. I think parallels could be drawn with the supercruise liners that are in service today. Many of them are extraordinarily massive, but are surprisingly agile since they were designed with extra thrusters, more powerful engines, and new engine refinements to compensate. Ritten: That's actually a very good point. I think the TNG Tech Manual says that the computer already does this, but that engine efficiency still suffers to a degree since the saucer was designed to aid in slipping into warp drive. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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