flight computer
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A flight computer was a device similar to a slide rule, and used a circular slide.[1] Originally used in aviation on Earth in the 20th century,[2] a variation of the flight computer was still in use in 2266. Bobby used one on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 and an unnamed crewman used one during first contact with the First Federation on Stardate 1512.2.[1][3] Spock used a flight computer while the ship searched for Eve McHuron on Rigel XII,[4] and again to help calculate the breakup of Psi 2000 when the ship's engineering section was compromised on Stardate 1704.2.[5]
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Operations Crewman using a flight computer (TOS 02)
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Star Trek, season 1, episode 3 (Production number 02). Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions. 22 September 1966.
- ↑ Multiple authors. "Flight computer." Last modified 8 Dec 2021. Accessed 1 Mar 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_computer.
- ↑ Both series creator Gene Roddenberry and art designer Matt Jefferies were accomplished pilots, and it has been speculated that the E-6B flight computer(s) used on the show may have belonged to one or both of them. (Source: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/props-re-used.81174/page-7#post-2610682)
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Corbomite Maneuver". Star Trek, season 1, episode 10 (Production number 03). Directed by Joseph Sargent. Written by Jerry Sohl. Desilu Productions. 10 November 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Man Trap". Star Trek, season 1, episode 1 (Production number 06). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by George Clayton Johnson. Desilu Productions. 8 September 1966.
