Voyager Planet Run

Wanted to do a cloud run. Mostly Unity assets except for the ship models which are from Sketchfab.
#voyager #startrek #3danimation

[@Orca19904]

Just a couple of nitpicks; the impulse exhaust at the trailing edge of the nacelle pylons and Bussard collectors at the front of the warp nacelles should be red, not blue. Also, the impulse engines wouldn't glow prior to engaging warp like the nacelles would. If anything, they might power down as the ship switched from impulse to warp drive.

[@bobhawkey3783]

Thanks! I am always happy to be educated! Cheers.

[@CGITutorials]

looking great

[@shauljonah6955]

Looks good 👍 ❤

[@Kehvan]

The fact is... the Voyager hull would create lift and given enough thrust it should fly.

[@bobhawkey3783]

Not really a conventional airfoil I would say. I'm gonna assume there is some sort of vectored force field available that would let it move in 3 dimensional space.

[@Kehvan]

@@bobhawkey3783 No... not conventional at all, but it has all the requirements to take advantage of Bernoulli's principle... But given the fact Voyager is supposed to be trans atmospheric, it would operate more efficiently in atmosphere if it did take advantage of Bernoulli. And yes, vectored thrust is absolutely necessary for, at a bare minimum, forward thrust. Yet since I don't see elevators and rudder on Voyager, vector thrust is needed for yaw, pitch and roll as well.

[@bobhawkey3783]

@@Kehvan good point. I read up on 'impulse power' but there wasn't much detail other than it being essentially a plasma thruster. We'll see how it all plays out in the video I'll be working on next!

[@Kehvan]

@bobhawkey3783 Have you read any where what the Voyagers top atmospheric speed?

[@bobhawkey3783]

@@Kehvan nope. Not very aerodynamic to be honest. However the 'structural integrity field' and 'ablative armour' lead me to believe it would be in the high mach range. That sonic boom though! 😜

[@linz8291]

well done🥂