Why does the Voyager Nacelles change position?

Dax Orien · **Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:20 am Why does the Voyager Nacelles change position?**

I was just wondering why on the Voyager the ship's nacelles altered their positions from pure horizantal to slanted.

PrankishSmart · **Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:34 am**

To prevent damage to subspace is suposedly the tech explanation. Why they were just not in the slanted position all the time in that case is beyond me.

Lt.BirdGod · **Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:23 am**

Yeah, but, how? I mean, they change positions........does it activate a few new commands, and switch from primary systems to warp systems? I'll go check the Daystrom.....

Dax Orien · **Tue Jun 03, 2003 9:11 am**

Yeah! See my point though. I really don't know what they do to protect anything. They just seem like a new toy to make it look more like the [/i]Enterprise D

The Delta Flyer · **Tue Jun 03, 2003 11:13 am**

Voyager wasn't put together properly...the "hinges" on the nacelles weren't tight enough and when they went to warp, the speed pushed the nacelles upwards. Once they dropped out of warp they fell down again.

only joking, that wouldn't happen anyway with space being a vaccuum (me thinks). It was supposedly something to do with not damaging subspace or something. And also a new feature to help define a new ship on the part of the creators/producers/you know who I means...

Dax Orien · **Wed Jun 04, 2003 9:02 am**

Damaging subspace?

stv12 · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 337

Yup. Starfleet said something about normal warp nacelles damaging subspace, polluting if you will. But why the nacelles don't slant forever is beyond me.

Dax Orien · **Thu Jun 05, 2003 9:03 am**

I wonder if it makes the ship more maneuverable or something of that nature.

Lt.BirdGod · **Thu Jun 05, 2003 4:50 pm**

Actually, without knowing all of the technical specs, I can figure somewhat of it out.

Do you guys remember the TNG episode, oh, what was it called, well, it was the episode with the Enterprise in search of a vessel that was lost in a conduit. In this conduit, warp travel was limited, and the Tarellians lined this conduit with mines that disabled your ship. Well, in this episode, the Tarellians showed that "ripples" in subspace were destroying their planet, and in order to prove this, she initiated a warp-core breach, which caused a huge rip in subspace.

Perhaps the new nacelle design was to prevent, or perhaps soften the blow to subspace.

Tez The Trekker · Lieutenant, Junior Grade Joined: 08 Aug 2002 Posts: 79

YOUR ALL WRONG

i read the voyager has bending nacells so that they can get in the proper position to create a warp field

stv12 · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 337

I still think it prevents subspace...And look at all theother ships...with out this "Varible Geometry" nacelles as thet call it...they have normal nacelles and still are able to create a warp field.

Lt.BirdGod · **Sat Jun 07, 2003 8:57 pm**

Captain CB · **Sun Jun 08, 2003 2:55 am**

yes the warp nacelles move so they don't damage subspace. But they dont stay up all the time because it would decrease impulse engine effiecency. (the impulse engines were built into the nacelle pylons to save materials) And they don't stay down all the time because the warp field is not properly formed if anything is inbetween the nacelles

Hitomi · **Mon Jun 09, 2003 10:51 am**

^^^
Exactly. In fact, this topic was discussed a while back, to the same conclusion, sorta.
Anyway, You've got it right Captain CB, the impulse engines would not work as well in the tilt position, so they hinged the nacells.

starnova · **Fri Aug 27, 2004 12:34 pm**