Sublight engine
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Sublight engines are engines found on ships which propel them through normal space without going beyond the speed of light.
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[edit] Overview by culture
[edit] Ancient
The Ancients equipped their vessels with extremely fast sublight engines. Puddle jumpers are capable of crossing the Lantean system in under 15 hours, faster than anything Earth has made. One ship, the Tria, had her sublight drives modified to propel the vessel at 0.999 times the speed of light, making it the fastest ship ever encountered. Even City-ships are remarkably maneuverable considering their size. (ATL: "Rising", "The Defiant One", "The Siege, Part 1", "The Return, Part 1")
[edit] Asgard
The Asgard have fast sublight drives, but they are also somewhat hampered by the size of Asgard vessels, which are traditionally quite large. (SG1: "Thor's Chariot", "New Order")
[edit] Goa'uld
Goa'uld sublight drives are equipped aboard all ha'taks vessels. Despite their large size, the sublight drives of ha'tak's are quite fast and maneuverable. Sublight drives on death gliders are also quite fast and maneuverable. These drives are used to decelerate after exiting hyperspace. (Stargate) (SG1: "The Serpent's Lair", "Enemies", "Reckoning")
[edit] Ori
Ori Battleships and fighters are quite fast. The Ori fighters appear to fly at speeds previously unseen, possibly faster than death gliders. (SG1: "Camelot", "Flesh and Blood")
[edit] Tau'ri
The Tau'ri possess relatively powerful sublight engines, which are installed on Prometheus and Daedalus-class ships. The sublight engines on the Prometheus' were capable of accelerating to 110,000 miles per second, over half the speed of light. It is unknown the speed at which Daedalus-class ships can travel, but because of the Tau'ri's current level of technology, it is possibly faster. (SG1: " Prometheus", "Flesh and Blood")
[edit] Wraith
The Wraith have less efficient sublight drives on their larger capital ships, but the drives on Darts are quite fast. They also give off a distinctive (and disturbing) whining noise. (ATL: "Rising", "The Siege", "No Man's Land")
