Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted November 5, 2003 Thought you all could use a few pics to start things off: http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/st...zine/nx-top.jpg http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/st...e/nx-bottom.jpg http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/st...zine/nx-sfa.jpg http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/st...ine/nx-01-1.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekzone 0 Posted November 5, 2003 sleek design and a great "great great great grandmother" of the AKira-class! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted November 5, 2003 sleek design and a great "great great great grandmother" of the AKira-class! Yes, very sleek. However, I see the Akira-class as a tribute to the NX-class instead of a descendant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Bolivar 0 Posted November 5, 2003 (edited) Yeah I really like the design of Enterprise. I love how the deflector dish is similar to Kirks Enterprise. Still can't figure out why they would want to put the bridge in such a vulnerable spot however. Edited November 5, 2003 by Commander Bolivar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Admiral Kirk 1 Posted November 6, 2003 Yeah I really like the design of Enterprise. I love how the deflector dish is similar to Kirks Enterprise. Still can't figure out why they would want to put the bridge in such a vulnerable spot however. I've been thinking about that for years. Apparently they never got rid of that design fluke. At least the Nx-01(Enterprise E too) does not have a neck to be shot at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Bolivar 0 Posted November 6, 2003 As far as I know, the Enterprise D is the only ship to have a bridge that doesn't sit in an exposed place. I'm NOT referring to the battle bridge or the main bridge. The battle bridge can be exposed when the saucer section is removed. There is actually a secondary bridge. I believe it is on deck 4 almost underneath the main bridge. It was never mentioned during the show, but it is part of the technical schematics of the ship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ Phaserman 2 Posted November 7, 2003 well you forget that every bridge of every federation ship is exposed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted November 7, 2003 As far as I know, the Enterprise D is the only ship to have a bridge that doesn't sit in an exposed place. I'm NOT referring to the battle bridge or the main bridge. The battle bridge can be exposed when the saucer section is removed. There is actually a secondary bridge. I believe it is on deck 4 almost underneath the main bridge. It was never mentioned during the show, but it is part of the technical schematics of the ship. I have the paper blueprints, showing a detailed look at each deck of the Enterprise-D. Would you mind point out where on Deck 4, the 2nd Bridge is, so I can find it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekzone 0 Posted November 7, 2003 yeah........descendants, tributes....SLEEK SHIP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subcommanderbeavis 0 Posted November 7, 2003 I've always thought it was madness putting the bridge right up there on top of the saucer,so every trigger-happy Klingon and Romulan in the quadrant can pop off a few shots at it.But after a while,you just ignore it. The bridge should be deep in the bowels of the ship,like main engineering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted November 7, 2003 I actually like having the Bridge at the top of the ship. By the time of Kirk, they had special defense shields specifically for the Bridge gone. Also, Voyager's bridge was capable of ejecting itself and using it's own thruster system to get to safety. A shame they never used this idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subcommanderbeavis 0 Posted November 7, 2003 Also, Voyager's bridge was capable of ejecting itself and using it's own thruster system to get to safety. A shame they never used this idea.[/color] I would have loved to have seen that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted November 7, 2003 Also, Voyager's bridge was capable of ejecting itself and using it's own thruster system to get to safety. A shame they never used this idea. I would have loved to have seen that! Perhaps someday we will, we eventually saw a saucer separation so who knows what the future holds... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted November 7, 2003 TNG had a Captain's Yacht we never saw, so they treated the fans by showing one in Insurrection. Maybe if we ever get a VOY movie, we could see the Bridge ejection? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BakulaBabe 2 Posted November 7, 2003 Still can't figure out why they would want to put the bridge in such a vulnerable spot however. Maybe it's for the nice view. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Shirt Volunteer 0 Posted November 7, 2003 Wow, some nice pics there. And yeah, I think subcommanderbeavis is right about the location: The bridge should be buried. They see everything on a viewscreen anyway, so it doesn't make much sense to have it exposed like that. I mean, they've got all these safety features, but wouldn't it make more sense to have it in a fairly central location to allow people to move quickly to other parts of the ship in case of emergency, or just as a matter of convenience? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuraksSoul 0 Posted November 7, 2003 Ah...schematics always remind me of how in the heck do the warp engines stay attached to the ship when it jumps to warp instead of being ripped right off. Must be a pretty strong binding to the main body of the ship. ST physics guys...got an answer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted November 7, 2003 (edited) Space is a vacuum, so why would the nacelles be ripped off? Also, wouldn't it be the ship ripping away from the nacelles, rather than the nacelles ripping away from the ship? Edited November 7, 2003 by Captain Jean-Luc Picard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekzone 0 Posted November 7, 2003 trivialities CJLP......but it is a good comment.....i guess it would be the inertial dampners. But the "stress" of the "sudden increase" of "speed" would be killa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sirius 0 Posted November 7, 2003 MIGHT MAKE ONE HELLUVA RIDE AT WHATEVER PASSES FOR DISNEYWORLD IN THE 24th-CENTURY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
