12-02-2024, 08:56 PM
Technically, yes. Venting the excess heat through unused parts of the ships and through emergency escape hatches would drastically reduce the time required to cool the engines, though it would cause severe heat damage to those areas.
It did not, however, account for the maintenance the engines were meant to receive after every use of the Slipstream Drive.
To continue to use old-Earth analogies, they would be using the automobile's heater to cool an overheating engine on a hot summer's day, while embarking on a long-distance journey, with the check engine light on.
It did not, however, account for the maintenance the engines were meant to receive after every use of the Slipstream Drive.
To continue to use old-Earth analogies, they would be using the automobile's heater to cool an overheating engine on a hot summer's day, while embarking on a long-distance journey, with the check engine light on.