The DDG-62 is a model of sublight engine, outdated by the time of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies circa 40 BCH (60YR). The engines are apparently meant for small, one-man craft, and provide ample acceleration that seems to match that of a Viper Mark II.
During the construction of the Blackbird, a lone prototype craft devised by Galen Tyrol and constructed by crew of Galactica, Colonel Saul Tigh offers Tyrol a pair of these engines that are taking up space in Baah Pakal's cargo hold (as a favor for Baah's executive officer) (TRS: "Flight of the Phoenix").
The engines were designed by aeronautical engineer Peter Laird, who says that they were mostly phased out of use 10 years ago (TRS: "Pegasus").
Notes
- DDG-62 is the real-word designation of the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald, and the engine's name is a homage to that very ship. The Re-imagined Series' science advisor, Kevin R. Grazier, organized a tour of the vessel for the writing staff. Ultimately only Bradley Thompson and his wife attended, but he later included the reference into the episodes as thanks. [1]
References
- ↑ Falconer, Robert (31 August 2006). FLIGHT DECK BSG TECH BLOG NUMBER 6 (in English). Hollywood North Report. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006.