New Nacelles

[Amaris]

I like the current designs. In the movie, they seemed right.


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[Brent]

I didn't get the impression that the back of the nacelles looked or operated like thrusters. All I saw was them glow more, like the engines were powering up.

You can see it when the kelvin is heading on a collision course with the Narada. As George Kirk increases thrust the engine starts to glow hotter and hotter and looks a lot like an afterburner on a fighter jet

Doesn't mean they were what was providing the thrust

 

[Mr. B]

...just another perpetuation of Abrams bright lights fetish.

 

[clint g]

I didn't get the impression that the back of the nacelles looked or operated like thrusters. All I saw was them glow more, like the engines were powering up.

You can see it when the kelvin is heading on a collision course with the Narada. As George Kirk increases thrust the engine starts to glow hotter and hotter and looks a lot like an afterburner on a fighter jet

Doesn't mean they were what was providing the thrust

You're right, it doesn't. It certainly gives that impression though. It was very Star Warsish

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

Agreed. There actually seemed to be a real, gritty power behind these engines. Were they also used for impulse drive? Is that different than the other series?

 

[Brent]

Agreed. There actually seemed to be a real, gritty power behind these engines. Were they also used for impulse drive? Is that different than the other series?

I'm not sure off hand where the impulse engines are on the Kelvin.

Maybe they are part of the nacelles? I don't know, perhaps someone can enlighten us.

 

[clint g]

The Kelvin did have traditional impulse engines, they were directly behind the saucer, between the the two pylons leading to the warp nacelle and the engineering section. The warp nacelle did heat up when the kelvin was moving towards the Narada though, which was weird. Maybe the engines have the ability to gradually pick up speed as well as instantly jump to warp like we saw later in the movie.