05-23-2010, 05:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-23-2010, 05:14 AM by Rhydderch Hael.)
(05-22-2010, 06:24 PM)--Pete Wrote:With jets, 'military power' is maximum dry thrust, yes. But in the old days of piston-driven warplanes, military power is the maximum sustained power without risking acute damage to the engine. There was a 'notch' above that: War Emergency Power. For example, a P-38L had a rated military power of 52 inches, but it could push to WEP for a maximum of 60 inches.Quote:When the Prometheus had to eject its faulty hyperdrive power core, the captain of the ship ordered the crew to pull away from the exploding device at full military power. Which does explain why they took damage from the energy wave, I guess.
Except for the redundancy, I don't get it. Isn't full military power the maximum power without afterburners? And the Prometheus doesn't have afterburners, AFAIK. Or is that the joke?
I once made mention of this in a Stargate forum after "Memento" aired. I couldn't help but notice that in subsequent episodes whenever a ship's captain wanted to push his engines to the redline, he ordered "Emergency" speed or thrust.
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