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A '''storm drive''' was a powerful engine which used nuclear fission to produce energy. The destruction of a storm drive would cause a major energy release, equivalent to an [[atomic bomb]], and would leave massive amounts of residual [[radiation]]. | A '''storm drive''' was a powerful engine which used nuclear fission to produce energy to power a [[starship]]. The destruction of a storm drive would cause a major energy release, equivalent to an [[atomic bomb]], and would leave massive amounts of residual [[radiation]]. | ||
There was a storm drive powering the ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' and, without it functioning, the ship would lose orbit. In [[parallel world (Turn Left)|a parallel world]], the engines failed and [[Titanic (Turn Left)|the ''Titanic'']] fell on [[London (Turn Left)|London]], destroying it and poisoning all of Southern Wales. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') In the original timeline, the Doctor managed to use the heat of reentry into [[Earth (Turn Left)|Earth]]'s atmosphere to fire up a secondary storm drive and return the ''Titanic'' to orbit. The secondary storm drive was enough to keep the ship in orbit until rescue could arrive. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 1 August 2024
A storm drive was a powerful engine which used nuclear fission to produce energy to power a starship. The destruction of a storm drive would cause a major energy release, equivalent to an atomic bomb, and would leave massive amounts of residual radiation.
There was a storm drive powering the Titanic and, without it functioning, the ship would lose orbit. In a parallel world, the engines failed and the Titanic fell on London, destroying it and poisoning all of Southern Wales. (TV: Turn Left) In the original timeline, the Doctor managed to use the heat of reentry into Earth's atmosphere to fire up a secondary storm drive and return the Titanic to orbit. The secondary storm drive was enough to keep the ship in orbit until rescue could arrive. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)
