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An '''impeller engine''' was a primitive, reactionless [[engine]]. The impeller engine was invented by [[Professor]] [[Boyes-Dennison]] in the [[19th century]], although the [[Fifth Doctor]] noted that [[Human|humanity]] would only perfect the technology [[21st century|two centuries]] later. | An '''impeller engine''' was a primitive, reactionless [[engine]]. The impeller engine was invented by [[Professor]] [[Boyes-Dennison]] in the [[19th century]], although the [[Fifth Doctor]] noted that [[Human|humanity]] would only perfect the technology [[21st century|two centuries]] later. | ||
Unusually, an impeller engine propelled the [[spacecraft]] [[Lynx (spaceship)|''Lynx'']] and ''[[ | Unusually, an impeller engine propelled the [[spacecraft]] [[Lynx (spaceship)|''Lynx'']], ''[[Cygnus]],'' and ''[[Draco]]'', which took part in the [[British]] Imperial Fleet expedition to [[the Moon]] in [[1878]]. ([[PROSE]]: '' [[Imperial Moon (novel)|Imperial Moon]]'') | ||
[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
[[Category:Technology from the real world]] | [[Category:Technology from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Transport technology]] | [[Category:Transport technology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:05, 5 November 2023
An impeller engine was a primitive, reactionless engine. The impeller engine was invented by Professor Boyes-Dennison in the 19th century, although the Fifth Doctor noted that humanity would only perfect the technology two centuries later.
Unusually, an impeller engine propelled the spacecraft Lynx, Cygnus, and Draco, which took part in the British Imperial Fleet expedition to the Moon in 1878. (PROSE: Imperial Moon)
