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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Mim, I really, really like that line of reasoning! For one thing, having a 20-year-long transwarp development project actually JUSTIFIES the tag name "The Great Experiment." (Emphasis on "experiment" -- as in, "unproven.") A couple of minor points: considering the basically-chronological system of registry numbers (which I know is a can of worms unto itself), the Miranda-class would have to predate the Excelsior by a few years, maybe even a decade. This would lead to the suggestion (which some fans have already supported) that the Mirandas were originally similar to the TOS Enterprise in appearance, and were refitted shortly after (or before) the 1701 in TMP. Coincidentally, that would mean that the Constellation-class starships would also have to predate the Excelsior, perhaps with the prototype being the first new ship launched with the new style of appearance around 2270. (Of course, that questions the reason why the prototype Constellation was still undergoing trials in 2293, but that might be explained somehow...) Actually, I just remembered the mention of the USS Hathaway from TNG, which was given a specific age and launch date of 2285... by that reasoning, the number NCC-2593 fits in rather well! OTOH, there's also the USS Repulse from TNG which was an Excelsior, with the number NCC-2544... *sigh* ;) Anyway, to get back to the Excelsior's transwarp drive... I figure that Scotty wouldn't have totally disabled the ship or actually destroyed anything. First, IMO he was derisive of the ship because it was over-thought and overall a hair-brained engineering concept. Second, he didn't need to totally destroy the project, he just needed to prevent the ship from chasing down the Enterprise. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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