. . . . . . . . . "Maximum warp (or top warp speed) was the maximum warp factor velocity a starship was designed for and a term whereby a bridge officer could ask the flight controller to accelerate the ship to its highest possible velocity. The USS Carolina traveled 0.7 light years in two hours when at maximum warp. (VOY: \"Inside Man\") This is equivalent to a speed of 3,066 times the speed of light. This is equivalent to a speed well over 260,000 times speed of light."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Maximum warp"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Maximum Warp"@de . . "Maximum Warp ist ein Begriff aus der Raumfahrt. Es handelt sich dabei um eine variable Geschwindigkeitsangabe, die von verschiedenen Faktoren abh\u00E4ngig ist. Der analoge Begriff f\u00FCr das Reisen mit Impulsantrieb lautet Maximum Impuls."@de . . . . . . . "Maximum Warp"@en . . "Maximum Warp ist ein Begriff aus der Raumfahrt. Es handelt sich dabei um eine variable Geschwindigkeitsangabe, die von verschiedenen Faktoren abh\u00E4ngig ist. Der analoge Begriff f\u00FCr das Reisen mit Impulsantrieb lautet Maximum Impuls."@de . . . . "Maximum warp (or top warp speed) was the maximum warp factor velocity a starship was designed for and a term whereby a bridge officer could ask the flight controller to accelerate the ship to its highest possible velocity. The maximum warp velocity and the time it could be maintained by a starship varied between classes. This was due to energy output limitations of the warp core and limitations of other systems, such as the warp coils, the structural integrity field, and the amount of energy the propulsion system could handle without overloading. (ENT: \"In a Mirror, Darkly\"; DS9: \"The Sound of Her Voice\"; TOS: \"The Changeling\" ) In the early days of warp drive development, the top speed capabilities took massive leaps in the mid-22nd century after the warp 2 barrier was broken. (ENT: \"First Flight\") The invention of the warp three engine allowed early Earth starships to travel ten times faster, (ENT: \"Fortunate Son\") while ships installed with the warp five engine could travel a hundred times faster. (ENT: \"Broken Bow\") The increase in capabilities slowed down later on, as the Starfleet ships of the 2370s were only twice as fast as the ships used in the 2290s. (VOY: \"Flashback\") Galaxy-class ships, such as the USS Enterprise-D, could theoretically achieve warp 9.8, but the maximum warp speeds above 9.6 could be maintained for a few hours only. (TNG: \"Encounter at Farpoint\" , \"The Best of Both Worlds\" ) Intrepid-class ships such the USS Voyager, on the other hand, could maintain it from three days up to two months. (VOY: \"Workforce\", \"Workforce, Part II\", \"Friendship One\") The USS Carolina traveled 0.7 light years in two hours when at maximum warp. (VOY: \"Inside Man\") This is equivalent to a speed of 3,066 times the speed of light. Even though the Nova-class was designed to travel at a maximum speed of warp factor 8, when the USS Equinox powered its warp drive with energy derived from the corpses of nucleogenic lifeforms, an increase of 0.03% was added to the warp factor, allowing the velocity of traveling ten thousand light years in less than two weeks. (VOY: \"Equinox\") This is equivalent to a speed well over 260,000 times speed of light."@en . . . . .