Hansen
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: A key plot-point I want to touch on with the Commonwealth of Zorn, is that it doesn't possess the industry, expertise or fuel necessary to manufacture and operate Hyperdrives, as a consequence they could be classified as an information age civilisation even though they do possess some esoteric technology. I want to show that they have developed Interstellar propulsion technology that can get them around Zorn system. The hyperdrive issue will be a key problem the Commonwealth of Zorn will be looking to overcome going forward when it comes to their interactions with foreign cultures and policy motivations.
Image Source: Source one.
Canon Link: Not applicable.
Permissions: Not applicable.
Primary Source: Alcubierre Drive, Commonwealth of Zorn, Hydrogen, Zorn Defence Force, Zorn System, Torsion Drive Propulsion.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Designed: 502 ABY-863 ABY.
Manufacturer: State Industry, Private Industry.
Manufactured: 878 ABY.
Affiliation: Commonwealth of Zorn
Market Status: Closed-Market
Model: Delta Drive.
Modularity: Yes - Drive Quality determines achievable velocity.
Production:Mass-Produced.
Material: Titanium, Hydrogen.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Velocity Range: 18-94% Speed of Light.
SPECIAL FEATURES
None notable.
STRENGTHS
- Hydrogen: Fueled with Hydrogen, a plentiful element throughout the galaxy. Ships equipped with a delta drive and a relevant scoop can re-fill the tanks which feed the drives from the emissions made from most classes of star.
- Course Changes: Delta drives don't shift their equipped spacecraft into a different dimension of space and time; its propulsion exists within standard space, which has implications for navigation. For example, a spaceship would still be subject to gravity wells, which could cause the spacecraft to decelerate or veer off course dramatically. Additionally, any physical objects obstructing the starship's course become a collision risk. This can make long journeys difficult as the orbits of worlds shift; the speeds consummate with the drive also render it very difficult to maneuver.
- Drive Size: Delta drives scale up in physical dimensions with their equipped spacecraft. While starfighter-sized Delta drives might be able to be manipulated by most adult humanoids, the Delta drives equipped to capital ships are often constructed as part of the hull, which complicates maintenance of a damaged drive, particularly for larger starships.
- Power Consumption: Delta drives consume a tremendous amount of power to operate, sufficient that regardless of what starship is equipped with them, the draw is sufficient to disable certain protective systems such as Energy or Deflector Shields, which dramatically increases the equipped starship's vulnerability to everything from space debris to weapons fire. Generally speaking, nothing short of a nuclear fusion powerplant will generate sufficient energy to satisfy the drive's thirst.
- Sub-light Propulsion: Delta drives typically propel equipped Starships to velocities between 53,962 kilometres per second and 281,804 kilometres per second or 18% and 94% of the speed of light, if a Starship equipped with a Delta drive and Hyperdrive execute a 'jump' at the same time, the starship with the Hyperdrive will arrive before the Delta drive regardless of its' class this is most pronounced over large distances where the difference in arrival time can be a matter of years, decades and centuries.
The theoretical physics principles behind the 'Delta Drive' were first beginning to be understood in 502 ABY when the first manned spaceflight was occurring. It would take centuries more research, development and testing for a functioning prototype to be constructed in 863 ABY. Thereafter, the Delta Drive entered full-scale production in 878 ABY and was responsible for powering the Commonwealth of Zorn's colonies' rapid population growth and burgeoning economy. The Delta Drive is a new method of achieving near superluminal velocities for the Commonwealth of Zorn. By contracting space in front of a spacecraft and expanding it behind, this drive allows for apparent superluminal speeds. Fueled by Hydrogen, the Delta Drive creates a bubble around the ship that contracts space directly off the bow while expanding it to the stern, enabling the spacecraft to reach its destination at relativistic speeds. The Delta Drive was revolutionary for the Commonwealth of Zorn. Now widely accepted, it fundamentally altered the civilisation's understanding of space travel and the limits of the cosmos.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
A key plot-point I want to touch on with the Commonwealth of Zorn, is that it doesn't possess the industry, expertise or fuel necessary to manufacture and operate Hyperdrives, as a consequence they could be classified as an information age civilisation even though they do possess some esoteric technology. I want to show that they have developed Interstellar propulsion technology that can get them around Zorn system. The hyperdrive issue will be a key problem the Commonwealth of Zorn will be looking to overcome going forward when it comes to their interactions with foreign cultures and policy motivations.
Canon Link:
Not applicable.
Primary Source(s):
Alcubierre Drive, Commonwealth of Zorn, Zorn Defence Force, Zorn System, Torsion Drive Propulsion, Vacuum Energy.
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Commonwealth
Model:
Delta Drive
Modular:
Yes
Material:
Titanium
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