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The '''Yoyodyne pulse fusion''' reactor is a type of engine utilized by [[DY-500 class]] [[starship]]s during the early [[22nd century]]. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}}) |
The '''Yoyodyne pulse fusion''' reactor is a type of engine utilized by [[DY-500 class]] [[starship]]s during the early [[22nd century]]. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}}) |
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+ | :''This "drive type" was described in an [[okudagram]] that appeared in the episode and may have been designed or constructed by the group later described as the [[Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems]]. The use of the term "Yoyodyne" is a "[[in-joke]]" references to the 1984 cult classic science fiction film ''[[Buckaroo Banzai|The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!]]'', which took the name from {{w|Thomas Pynchon}}'s novels ''The Crying of Lot 49'' and ''{{w|V.}} |
[[Category:Propulsion technology]] |
[[Category:Propulsion technology]] |
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Revision as of 17:04, 5 November 2007
The Yoyodyne pulse fusion reactor is a type of engine utilized by DY-500 class starships during the early 22nd century. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")
- This "drive type" was described in an okudagram that appeared in the episode and may have been designed or constructed by the group later described as the Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems. The use of the term "Yoyodyne" is a "in-joke" references to the 1984 cult classic science fiction film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!, which took the name from Thomas Pynchon's novels The Crying of Lot 49 and V.