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by HungryGuy on September 29th, 2004

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Considering the alignment of the engines, wouldn't a spaceship tumble end-over-end if it were constructed like the Enterprise?

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  • by Santaanacanyon on September 30th, 2004

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    It is easy to think so when you look at it!

    However, these were not "propulsion" engines. Roddenberry did not want to have to mess with too many special effects, so he proposed engines that didn't give off any smoke or exhaust or anything like that.

    Warp Engines, as envisioned by Roddenberry, move a ship along by "warping" the fabric of space. As the space is "warped", the ship just rides on top of it like a surfboard. With ideas like this, it's anybody's guess if the Enterprise would stay upright or not!

    In reality, though, all Roddenberry really wanted was a spaceship unlike anything the audience had ever seen before. He wanted an all out, original shape that also photographed well from any angle. The Enterprise is more a masterpiece of art than a technical milestone (but don't tell the Trekkies that).

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