hutto@nmtvax.UUCP (10/14/83)
Sorry Guys, According to the Star Trek blueprints published in 1980 by Pocket books, the Cruising velocity of the refitted Enterprise is Warp 8. The Maximum velocity is Warp 12. Sincerely, Cris Hutto
jvs@iwu1d.UUCP (John V. Smith) (10/17/83)
I don't own any "blueprints" or "startrek novels" and I've never been one for paying much attention to detail anyway. But since I started reading this newsgroup I've noticed that I seem to notice the little things when I watch the TV show now. You know, things like how many stripes ont the sleeve, or how many times the same actor pops up playing a different character. Well, the recent discussion here about how fast the Enterprise can go has my brain subconsiously picking up any line in any show where warp speed is mentiond. This past weekend (10/15/83 to be exact) I was watching startrek here in the Chicago area on channel 32. I don't recall the episodes title but it was the one where the Enterprise crosses the Romulan neutral zone and Kirk and Spock steal the Romulan Cloaking device. Anyway, towards the end of the show they've stolen the device, Scotty's trying to install it in the Enterprise , and Kirk decides it's time to make a brake for it. Kirk utters a line something like, "Mr. Sulu, take us away from the Romulans. Warp nine". My ears immediatly perked up. I thought that I must of heard it wrong since the discussions here have indicated that the "maximum" speed of the old Enterprise was only warp 8 (perhaps it was 5 not 9, I thought). Well less than a minute later my confusion was cleard up because Sulu is talking to Kirk and I distinctly heard him say, "maintaining warp 9". So what gives? John V. Smith
rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) (10/18/83)
I cringed when I heard Kirk (and Sulu) say "warp 9" near the end of "The Enterprise Incident." It's an episode I always look forward to seeing but even though I know it's coming, I'm never fully prepared to hear "warp 9". At least we know that such inaccuracies and inconsistencies are less likely now with ST considering the documentation effort that's gone into it. -- Roger Noe ...ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe