Approved Tech MT-T9 Quantum Plasma-Core Engine

[Lord Ajihad]

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Intent: A new engine that dramatically increases the speed of a ship
Manufacturer: Mystic Tekk
Model: N/A
Affiliation: Mystic Tekk, the engine itself is not for sale, though possibly ships that come with it may be for sale
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Tempered Quadranium, Tempered Durasteel, Ionizing field, Vacuum-Capable carbon dioxide laser emitter, Parabolic mirror, super-magnifier, mirror, Fuel (20% Carbon Dioxide, 20% Nitrogen, 10% Hydrogen, 50% Helium), MT-U23 Anti-Thermal Rod (Version 2), Emergency Kill Switch
Description: A Vacuum-Capable Carbon Dioxide laser is powered by the fuel mentioned above. The beam hits a series of parabolic mirrors, both reflecting and amplifying the beam. The beam then travels through a super-magnifier, which then empowers the beam further. The laser goes through an ionizing field, turning it into pure, extremely hot plasma. The plasma reflects off a series of circular mirrors, making it go in an infinite loop, and making sure the beam does not fire out the back of the engine. The reason why this makes the engine go so fast is that the typical engine releases ions at sublight speeds, propelling the ship. This engine uses plasma-induced radiation particles traveling at speeds greater than light to propel the ship, instead of sub-light ions. At full power, this engine can propel the ship into hyperspace. Anyways, this means that the ship can travel at hyper-light speeds at full power. Emergency Protocols are also added to this engine. Activating the emergency shutdown kill switch manually shuts down the laser, then deploys the large Anti-Thermal Rods. These rods do three things. 1. Absorb the heat. 2. Cool the air in the engine. 3. Spray coolant into the engine chamber.
Speed: This engine improves speed of a ship significantly. These engines generally tend to bring the speed of a ship up 1 class (Ex: An average cruiser would now have the speed of an average corvette).

 

[Ellie Mors]

Description: A High-Scale laser emitter is powered by a Hypermatter core. When it fires, it creates a miniature super laser beam. This is directed through an ionizing field, turning it into to extremely powerful plasma. This plasma is shot into a major series of parabolic mirrors, which both reflect and amplify the beams. The beam is then directed through the super-magnifier, sending an incredibly powerful beam of plasma through the back of the engine. This then propels the desired object (ship) forward at unfathomable speed when at full power.

This is not how a starship engine runs, and what has been described is literally a proton beam cannon on the scale/magnification of the Death Star, also known as a superweapon. Superweapons are not allowed, either.

As it stands I cannot approve of this without significant changes to the entire engine design. What has been described is literally not something that would work in the way explained.

 

[Lord Ajihad]

I understand your viewpoint on downgrading it from a superweapon. That is understandable. You are also right when you say this is not how an engine works. However, this is a new breed of engine. Something like this is actually being made by NASA. The concept is just like any other engine. The engine shoots fire out of the back (heat energy) which can then propel the engine forward. The difference between that and mine is that the heat being generated is on a much larger scale, therefore, more propulsion. All in all, that is why this is still a prototype. Still needs tweaks and improvements (Like no super-amped up death star lasers).
[member="Silara"]

 

[Ellie Mors]

I understand your viewpoint on downgrading it from a superweapon. That is understandable. You are also right when you say this is not how an engine works. However, this is a new breed of engine. Something like this is actually being made by NASA. The concept is just like any other engine. The engine shoots fire out of the back (heat energy) which can then propel the engine forward. The difference between that and mine is that the heat being generated is on a much larger scale, therefore, more propulsion. All in all, that is why this is still a prototype. Still needs tweaks and improvements (Like no super-amped up death star lasers).
[member="Silara"]

Engines made by NASA (which is now defunct) were equipped with thrust engines, designed to push at calculated intervals while in space. Their initial lift-off was accomplished because of a large external tank and engine that burned large amounts of fuel to create a massive thrust in the direction opposite of intended lift. (AKA Down-thrust for push-up). The type of engines in use now are far more efficient that such. A normal engine equipped to a starfighter, for example, will reach far higher speeds in space than a space craft using the same sort of design used by NASA since the 1960's.

Also, if you intend to create an entirely new precedence, you will need to elaborate further on your description to fully encapsulate every single positive and negative effect of using this engine/thruster. Anything not in your description will not be considered as a part of this submission, so if you have a desired effect or a intricate method of putting this into practice it will need to be there for anyone to know what it is.

 

[Lord Ajihad]

[member="Silara"]
This was not a typical engine by NASA, but a prototype that they were speculation on. However, I will edit the post.

 

[Lord Ajihad]

[member="Silara"]
Ok, I edited it, and hopefully explained it a little better. I researched all of this, and it is possible. My brain is literally melting right now from understanding all of this. If you have any questions, please ask. Just please do not deny this yet, as I am putting lots of work and effort into it, and am eager to improve and revise it if necessary.

 

[Ellie Mors]

Traveling through negative matter, therefore, allows you to travel with negative friction. Since regular friction slows you down, negative friction makes you go faster. This allows you to actually travel faster than the speed of light.

Negative Friction is only applicable on the atomic level, trying to apply this to something the size of a starfighter, much less a massive cruiser, is physically (and I mean by the laws of physics) impossible. The only way to apply negative friction is to apply the same amount of unfathomable source on the atomic level for each and every single atom at all points to drive the ship further, simply increasing the thrust will not do so without tearing the hull of the ship apart from the sheer amount of heat, energy, and force required. The only reason ships are not destroyed by jumping to hyperspeed (which is faster-than-light speed) is because hyperdrive engines transport ships to hyperspace, an interdimensional space that exists outside of realspace (or more theoretically accurate - inbetween realspace).

To create your Alcubierre drive, you would need much more than a powerful engine, and the principle of the warp drive (which I've found out is what this is) is not possible in the Star Wars universe based on the SW Canon physics. Objects cannot reach faster than light speeds in real space, and the Alcubierre drive is something that is only relatively possible in Star Trek - it isn't possible in the real world, not yet (and there is no reliable scientific study done to prove it may or may not be possible yet, either).

 

[Lord Ajihad]

[member="Silara"]
Ok, I see the logic in that (Bah, who needs the laws of physics anyways?). So basically the main way to fix this is to downgrade it. Would it be acceptable to say that for the reasons listed, this engine is slightly faster that a normal one? I do believe that I gave enough reason to at least say as much as that.

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Silara"]
Ok, I see the logic in that (Bah, who needs the laws of physics anyways?). So basically the main way to fix this is to downgrade it. Would it be acceptable to say that for the reasons listed, this engine is slightly faster that a normal one? I do believe that I gave enough reason to at least say as much as that.

Yes, being vague is often times a better choice than being overly specific in regards to cases like these.

 

[Lord Ajihad]

[member="Silara"]
Edited

 

[Ellie Mors]

Unfortunately, due to this ship's unique way of propulsion, it does not exit hyperspace normally. When the ship being propelled by this engine exits hyperspace, a small seismic wave is released, destroying nearby ships (within a 100 meter radius),

A unspoken rule on Chaos is that no writer can force something on another, and this goes double for potential deaths of those who may be in space crafts nearby. Exiting hyperspace also does not create shockwaves (P and S waves would be rendered inert in a vacuum anyways) for this effect to occur.

Please remove this.

Speed: This engine improves speed by 50% (Ex: A ship using a normal engine with the speed of 2 would now go at the speed of 1)

Chaos also does not use stats, please alter this in some way to reflect that.

 

[Lord Ajihad]

[member="Silara"]
Edited

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member=Vi'kas Mirtis]
So just to clarify, this is a two-in-one hyperdrive and engine?

 

[Lord Ajihad]

[member="Silara"]
Yep, pretty much.

 

[Ellie Mors]

Alright, pending secondary.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

So just to clarify, this is a two-in-one hyperdrive and engine?

With this affirmation, I'm going to approve this.

Please do not abuse this technology, i will not hesitate to pull it back out and retro-actively deny it.

Approved.