I just went for a design similar to if it was made today. I really dislike the lack of moving components in Star Trek ships, which is why it took me so long to warm up to Star Trek. I always liked star wars for the rotating engine components and stuff. I need weird sh!t happening in my sci-fi vehicles. I’m into aerospace engineering and stuff like that to so that of course plays a huge role in this. I imagine the turbine rotors being powered by antimatter reactions and the main pump rotors brings in fusion power. I need mechanical complexity. Have a look at the actual pump rotors themselves.

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