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A flight computer (TOS 06)

A flight computer (TOS 06)
First Appearance TOS 02 (10 Nov 1966)
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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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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Multiple authors. "Flight computer." Last modified 8 Dec 2021. Accessed 1 Mar 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_computer.
  3. 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)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.