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'''Warp drive''' was a form of [[faster-than-light travel]]. [[Human]] ships used warp drive by the [[26th century]] and even into the [[51st century]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] implied that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] made use of one. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'')
'''Warp drive''' was a form of [[faster-than-light travel]]. [[Human]] ships used warp drive by the [[26th century]] and even into the [[51st century]].  
 
== Nature ==
There were at least three types of warp drive: "[[continuum warp]]", "[[implicate theory]]" and "[[supralight speed]] with [[damper]]s". [[Toroidal time dilator]]s were components of a warp drive. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') [[The Mistress (The Choice)|The Mistress]] appeared to believe, as a matter of course, that warp drives functioned by passing through the [[Time Vortex|Space-Time Vortex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Choice (audio story)|The Choice]]'') The starships used by Earth used a form of warp engine which allowed ships to leave normal space, and enter [[hyperspace]]. These ships were vulnerable to "warp smash", where two ships jumped into normal space at the same point, and their atoms merged before annihilating each other. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden]]'')
 
== History ==
The [[Tenth Doctor]] once implied that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] made use of one. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'')


The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] recalled that she used to [[hot-wiring|hot-wire]] warp drives as a [[teenager]] on [[weekend]]s, though she quickly noted  that in her [[The Doctor's early life|early life]] on [[Gallifrey]], there were no teenagers, or weekends. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'')
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] recalled that she used to [[hot-wiring|hot-wire]] warp drives as a [[teenager]] on [[weekend]]s, though she quickly noted  that in her [[The Doctor's early life|early life]] on [[Gallifrey]], there were no teenagers, or weekends. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'')
There were at least three types of warp drive: "[[continuum warp]]", "[[implicate theory]]" and "[[supralight speed]] with [[damper]]s". [[Toroidal time dilator]]s were components of a warp drive. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') However it could also be used to name other forms of drive; the starships used by Earth used a form of warp engine which allowed ships to leave normal space, and enter [[hyperspace]]. These ships were vulnerable to 'warp smash,' where two ships jumped into normal space at the same point, and their atoms merged before annihilating each other. ([[PROSE]]: [[Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden]])


Before human life — and all life on [[Earth]] for that matter — even began, the [[Jagaroth]] created [[Jagaroth ship|spaceships]] that used warp drive. The drive could be set up to [[power 3]]. However, power 3 would have been suicide if the ship did not have a fully working warp drive. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
Before human life — and all life on [[Earth]] for that matter — even began, the [[Jagaroth]] created [[Jagaroth ship|spaceships]] that used warp drive. The drive could be set up to [[power 3]]. However, power 3 would have been suicide if the ship did not have a fully working warp drive. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')


Human ships of the 26th century were powered by [[anti-matter]], which may have been required for warp drive. the anti-matter was kept inside a stable structure in case of an [[explosion]]. Should the [[navigational computer]]s be tampered with while a ship was in warp drive, it could disintegrate. Warp drive-powered starships were in use up to and possibly beyond the [[51st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
Human ships of the 26th century were powered by [[anti-matter]]; the anti-matter was kept inside a stable structure in case of an [[explosion]]. Should the [[navigational computer]]s be tampered with while a ship was in warp drive, it could disintegrate. Warp drive-powered starships were in use up to and possibly beyond the [[51st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')


Warp drive was installed on the [[freighter]] [[XV773]] by the kidnappers of [[Romulus Sylvest|Romulus]] and [[Remus Sylvest]], since the [[XV class]] of freighter was never built for it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'')
Warp drive was installed on the [[freighter]] [[XV773]] by the kidnappers of [[Romulus Sylvest|Romulus]] and [[Remus Sylvest]], since the [[XV class]] of freighter was never built for it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'')


By [[5343]], the ''[[Harmony and Redemption]]'' was capable of [[cruising]] at speeds up to [[warp factor 12]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')
By [[5343]], the ''[[Harmony and Redemption]]'' was capable of [[cruising]] at speeds up to "[[warp factor 12]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')


The [[Imperial Flagship]] likely possessed an extremely fast version of this drive as [[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI|Porridge]] stated that it could "[[warp jump]]" into orbit within seconds of detecting his identification. Indeed, the Imperial Flagship arrived at [[Hedgewick's World of Wonders]] and [[transmat]]ted the survivors of [[Battle of Hedgewick's World of Wonders|the battle]] aboard in a matter of ten or so seconds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'')
[[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI|Porridge]] stated that his [[Imperial Flagship]] could "[[warp jump]]" into orbit within seconds of detecting his identification. Indeed, the Imperial Flagship arrived at [[Hedgewick's World of Wonders]] and [[transmat]]ted the survivors of [[Battle of Hedgewick's World of Wonders|the battle]] aboard in a matter of ten or so seconds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'')


[[Cyberfighter]]s were equipped with warp drive. This "[[Cyber warp tech]]" was not designed for [[human]] use, causing some such as [[Ryan Sinclair]] to suffer [[motion sickness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'')
[[Cyberfighter]]s were equipped with warp drive. This "[[Cyber warp tech]]" was not designed for [[human]] use, causing some such as [[Ryan Sinclair]] to suffer [[motion sickness]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'')


=== Other universes ===
In the [[Federation universe]], spacefaring civilisations made use of warp drives to traverse interstellar distances. The vessels of [[Starfleet]] were capable of speeds up to [[Warp Five]]. This speed was inferior to the [[Cyber-Fleet]]'s own velocity, prompting [[The Conduit (Assimilation²)|the Conduit]] to offer the [[Borg Collective]]'s knowledge on warp drives to enhance the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]]'s engines, allowing it to attain much higher warp speeds. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'')
In the [[Federation universe]], spacefaring civilisations made use of warp drives to traverse interstellar distances. The vessels of [[Starfleet]] were capable of speeds up to [[Warp Five]]. This speed was inferior to the [[Cyber-Fleet]]'s own velocity, prompting [[The Conduit (Assimilation²)|the Conduit]] to offer the [[Borg Collective]]'s knowledge on warp drives to enhance the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]]'s engines, allowing it to attain much higher warp speeds. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'')
Warp drives existed in [[Ecto-Space]] much as they did in [[the Mistress (The Choice)|the Mistress]] and [[K9 (The Choice)|K9]]'s original home universe. However, the Mistress knew that [[warrior-bird]]s were not equipped with such capabilities. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Choice (audio story)|The Choice]]'')


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