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Why is the lower Saucer deck concave?

publiusr said:
Wide saucers allow roomy decks, and less of a side target
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Just wait until Klingons, Romulans, Borg, and the Dreaded Dustmites of Deneb Decem figure out there's a third axis to fiddle with... :biggrin:
 
The lower outside edge produced by the concave shaoe acts as a drainage run off for when the inerial dampers fail.
 
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