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On 2002-11-07 09:01, Firefox wrote:
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Think of the implications of something the size of a B'rel-class Bird of Prey going even a quarter the speed of light in an atmosphere, bad things could happen. -Colt
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Here's what I remember from the dialogue on the bridge after the HMS Bounty took off from Golden Gate Park:
Kirk: "Wing, cruise configuration. Full impulse power."
This has one of two implications:
-Kirk was wrong about ordering *full* impulse power
-Full impulse power is not .25 c.
If you were to argue that the ship were accelerating at full impulse, you still have the issue of about two minutes of dialogue from San Francisco to the Alaskan coast. Of course, changing shield geometry can help in dealing with aerodynamic problems, but still, it wouldn't be wise to approach a fraction of the speed of light in an atmosphere.
As for calling it a B'rel class ship, the BoPs stolen by the Ferengi in the episode "Rascals" were called B'rel class, yet they were far larger than the ship in Star Trek IV. I would argue that the BoP in the movie is a smaller scout version of the larger classes, and not a B'rel, or even a K'vort.
-Adam
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Would full power be the same in an atmosphere as in space? or under the influence of gravity?
Just think of when you are driving.. pedal to the metal is not the same going up hill as it is going down hill...