Re:Alcubierre drive
by 3rdAccount on Monday August 13, 2018 @09:34AM
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I missed your comment and made a similar comment without the attached episode. Thank you and the below comment on how they solved it. I assumed they just didn't care as it was the delta quadrant and the whole show is an emergency.
Re:Alcubierre drive
by rainbowmverse on Monday August 13, 2018 @08:20AM
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Preventing this damage without a speed limit was the function of Voyager's moving warp nacelles. I think they solved it without moving parts in later designs.
Re:Alcubierre drive
by stephengillie on Monday August 13, 2018 @12:16PM
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The Defiant class's warp nacelles are angled slightly toward the bow of the ship, at least in some parts of the canon. Some speculate this is for the same reason - a fixed-nacelle design that prevents this damage without a speed limit.
Tangential - comparison of warp coils in different Starfleet ships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXAoIGTQEBY
Edit: here we go: http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Speed_limit