(...) IIRC, I saw an overlay of the top view of 1701-D on the modern Enterprise aircraft carrier--they were the same length--front of saucer to back of nacelle is the same length as bow to stern. 1701-D was somewhat wider than the aircraft carrier, (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
(...) That was a major screw-up in the movie! The shaft they were in is only a little over 115 feet deep. Unless they suddenly decided that all the decks were half height... Actually, (according to the deck plans) the NCC-1701-A has fewer decks than (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)