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+ | '''Avidyne engines''' were a type of [[Impulse drive|impulse]] [[propulsion system]] utilized in construction of late [[23rd century]] {{Class|Constellation}} [[starship]]s. |
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+ | [[Geordi La Forge]] spent some time researching Avidyne engines, noting that by the standards of a {{Class|Galaxy}} starship, "''they're archaic. Touchy.''" ({{TNG|Peak Performance}}) |
| + | {{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' (2nd ed., p. 26), "''The term 'avidyne' was devised by writer [[Melinda Snodgrass]] as a variation of 'Yoyodyne', a reference to the cult s-f movie {{w|The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension|Buckaroo Banzai}}, whose writer borrowed it from {{w|Thomas Pynchon}}'s novel,'' {{w|The Crying of Lot 49}}."}} |
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Revision as of 21:36, 10 September 2012
Avidyne engines were a type of impulse propulsion system utilized in construction of late 23rd century Constellation-class starships.
Geordi La Forge spent some time researching Avidyne engines, noting that by the standards of a Galaxy-class starship, "they're archaic. Touchy." (TNG: "Peak Performance")
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (2nd ed., p. 26), "The term 'avidyne' was devised by writer Melinda Snodgrass as a variation of 'Yoyodyne', a reference to the cult s-f movie Buckaroo Banzai, whose writer borrowed it from Thomas Pynchon's novel, The Crying of Lot 49."