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|series = '' | |image = Revolutionary Engine for XL5.png | ||
|series = [[TV Century 21 cover stories|''TV Century 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = [[Troy Tempest]] | |main character = [[Troy Tempest]] | ||
|featuring = [[Atlanta Shore]] | |featuring = [[Atlanta Shore]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 39 | |publication = [[TV21 39]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 16 October 1965 | ||
|prev = Daleks Suffer Heavy Losses! (short story) | |prev = Daleks Suffer Heavy Losses! (short story) | ||
|next = Fireball Explosion! (short story) | |next = Fireball Explosion! (short story) | ||
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'''''Revolutionary Engine For XL5''''' was a short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article | '''''Revolutionary Engine For XL5''''' was a short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article made reference to the ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' comic story {{cs|Icemen of Space (comic story)}}, which was a [[crossover]] with the DWU. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Atlanta Shore]] | * [[Atlanta Shore]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[World Space Patrol]] has broken the [[news]] that ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' will be fitted with a revolutionary new heliotomic [[engine]], designed and built by [[Doctor]] [[Velot]] at the [[Venus Weapons Research Establishment]]. | * The [[World Space Patrol]] has broken the [[news]] that ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' will be fitted with a revolutionary new heliotomic [[engine]], designed and built by [[Doctor]] [[Velot]] at the [[Venus Weapons Research Establishment]]. | ||
* The engine produces enough [[thrust]] to lift half of [[London]] twenty [[Foot (unit)|feet]] off the ground. It will also allow ''XL5'' to travel at [[Velot 4]], four times the [[speed of light]]. | * The engine produces enough [[thrust]] to lift half of [[London]] twenty [[Foot (unit)|feet]] off the ground. It will also allow ''XL5'' to travel at [[Velot 4]], four times the [[speed of light]]. | ||
* [[Captain]] Tempest has assumed command of [[Marineville]] following the suspension of [[Samuel Shore|Commander Shore]] by the [[World Security Patrol]]. | * [[Captain]] Tempest has assumed command of [[Marineville]] following the suspension of [[Samuel Shore|Commander Shore]] by the [[World Security Patrol]]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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* ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' will be fitted with the new [[engine]] upon its return from [[Uraniture]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Icemen of Space (comic story)|Icemen of Space]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ice Planet Mystery (short story)|Ice Planet Mystery]]'') | * ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' will be fitted with the new [[engine]] upon its return from [[Uraniture]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Icemen of Space (comic story)|Icemen of Space]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Ice Planet Mystery (short story)|Ice Planet Mystery]]'') | ||
* [[Samuel Shore|Commander Shore]]'s suspension comes after [[Marshal]] [[Ketov]]'s charge of [[Neglect|negligence]] in the handling of the ''[[B1]]'' [[bathyscaphe]] attack. A full [[W.A.S.P.]] investigation is to be held. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Government Official Missing (short story)|World Government Official Missing]]'', ''[[New York Blaze (short story)|New York Blaze]]'') | * [[Samuel Shore|Commander Shore]]'s suspension comes after [[Marshal]] [[Ketov]]'s charge of [[Neglect|negligence]] in the handling of the ''[[B1]]'' [[bathyscaphe]] attack. A full [[W.A.S.P.]] investigation is to be held. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Government Official Missing (short story)|World Government Official Missing]]'', ''[[New York Blaze (short story)|New York Blaze]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Revolutionary Engine for XL5.png|''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'' takes off from [[Space City]]. | |||
Tempest Takes Over.png|[[Troy Tempest]] and [[Atlanta Shore]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2065]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2065]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:42, 27 April 2024
Revolutionary Engine For XL5 was a short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article made reference to the Fireball XL5 comic story Icemen of Space [+]Loading...["Icemen of Space (comic story)"], which was a crossover with the DWU.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The World Space Patrol has broken the news that Fireball XL5 will be fitted with a revolutionary new heliotomic engine, designed and built by Doctor Velot at the Venus Weapons Research Establishment.
- The engine produces enough thrust to lift half of London twenty feet off the ground. It will also allow XL5 to travel at Velot 4, four times the speed of light.
- Captain Tempest has assumed command of Marineville following the suspension of Commander Shore by the World Security Patrol.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is another crossover with Fireball XL5 and Stingray.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fireball XL5 will be fitted with the new engine upon its return from Uraniture. (COMIC: Icemen of Space, PROSE: Ice Planet Mystery)
- Commander Shore's suspension comes after Marshal Ketov's charge of negligence in the handling of the B1 bathyscaphe attack. A full W.A.S.P. investigation is to be held. (PROSE: World Government Official Missing, New York Blaze)
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Fireball XL5 takes off from Space City.
