Top 10 biggest design flaws of the USS Enterprise (Trek)

[endfire79]

Ok, putting this one here and... set criticism for stun, not kill :)


http://io9.com/top-10-biggest-design-flaws-in-the-u-s-s-enterprise-1678274241





Star Trek broke new ground by having a spaceship without fins and rockets, and by consulting with the RAND Corp. on its design. And the Enterprise is indeed a beauty. But the Federation's coolest starship isn't flawless, by any means. Here are the 10 biggest design flaws in the U.S.S. Enterprise.


Note: This article mostly deals with the original Enterprise, from Star Trek: The Original Series. We do dip into the Enterprise-D, from The Next Generation, a few times. We consulted with a couple of Treksperts just to supplement our Trek knowledge.

[GDS_Starfury]

Ive really never been a huge fan of the overall design layout.

[LongBlade]

1) Fun read.

2) Who cares what Star thinks?

3) Give me a Romulan Warbird any day.

[Centurion40]

1) Fun read.

2) Who cares what Star thinks?

3) Give me a Romulan Warbird any day.

[LongBlade]

I'm partial to the old school, though that is one sexy ship, too.

[airboy]

The list missed the easiest flaw to correct.  Every single scale on the sensors is tiny.  Really, how often is something "off the scale" from the sensors.  How big are those scales?  Do they run from say, .5 to maybe .7?

[bbmike]

1) Fun read.

2) Who cares what Star thinks?

3) Give me a Romulan Warbird any day.

Yeah, he probably thinks that stupid looking Firefly ship looks cool.  ::)

[GDS_Starfury]

nope.  from an industrial design standpoint its silly.

[Centurion40]

I'm partial to the old school, though that is one sexy ship, too.

Is this not a Bird of Prey?

[endfire79]

She is one well-endowed lady. I'd like to get my hands on her "ample nacelles," if you pardon the engineering parlance.  :)

[LongBlade]

Is this not a Bird of Prey?

Honestly I'm not 100% sure. I'd have to dig out my Star Fleet Battles gear to get you a precise definition.

Suffice it to say that in TOS there are a variety of sizes and ship names which all bear the same general silhouette. Some are cruiser class, some destroyer, etc, but other than size they share the same outline.

There are exceptions - the Romulans do employ some old Klingon D7s, as well as having their own distinctive dreadnought which does not follow this outline.





OK, fine.

King Eagle, War Eagle, Snipe are how they're classified. I think "Bird of Prey" may be the Federation's general term for them, but I could be wrong. Here's a comprehensive list - probably better defined by Amarillo Design Bureau than any official codex.

http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/Commanders%20Circle/romulanships.shtml

[bbmike]

It's a War Eagle. Where is Martok when you need him?  ::)

[bbmike]

Looking at the script for "Balance of Terror" (yes, I'm a TOS geek) there is only one reference to 'bird of prey':

STILES: You'll know, sir. They're painted like a giant bird-of-prey.

That's not a classification of the ship in my mind. TNG established BoP as a class, I think. I'm sticking with my SFB education. That's a War Eagle.

[LongBlade]

Looking at the script for "Balance of Terror" (yes, I'm a TOS geek) there is only one reference to 'bird of prey':

STILES: You'll know, sir. They're painted like a giant bird-of-prey.

That's not a classification of the ship in my mind. TNG established BoP as a class, I think. I'm sticking with my SFB education. That's a War Eagle.

Ha!

Awesome. Thanks for the assist :)

[endfire79]

In star fleet command that ship ship was a pain to maneuver, although you had type R plasmas and nuclear mines