Warp Scales

This document provides the c-equivalent speeds for each warp scale, at significant warp speeds.

OCU	TNG	TW	multiple
0.000001 sublight	0.000001 sublight	0.000001 sublight	Standard Orbit
0.25 sublight	0.25 sublight	0.25 sublight	Full Impulse
1	1	-	1c
2	1.77	-	8
2.15	2	-	10
3	2.59	-	27
3.39	3	-	39
4	3.4	-	64
4.67	4	-	102
5	4.21	-	125
5.98	5	-	214
6	5.01	-	216
7	5.72	-	343
7.31	6	-	392
8	6.45	-	512
8.69	7	-	656
9	7.2	-	729
10	7.93	-	1,000
10.08	8	-	1,024
11	8.62	-	1,331
11.49	9	-	1,516
11.81	9.2	-	1,649
12	9.32	-	1,728
12.41	9.6	-	1,909
13	9.69	-	2,197
14	9.87	-	2,744
14.51	9.975	-	3,053
15	9.976	-	3,375
19.93	9.99	10	7,912
20.09	9.991	11	8,104
20.24	9.992	12	8,295
20.4	9.993	13	8,487
20.55	9.994	14	8,678
20.7	9.995	15	8,870
20.85	9.996	16	9,061
20.99	9.997	17	9,253
21.14	9.998	18	9,444
21.28	9.999	19	9,636
58.43	9.9999	29	199,516

OCU

Original Cochrane Units; associated with the original warp theory where each warp factor was the equivalent to the multiple of light speed (c)of the factor cubed. This was replaced by the TNG scale in 2312. Indicated by the lower-case 'w'.

TNG

Terrance-Neltorr Graduated scale' where upon each full warp factor is achieved when a certain number of cochranes were met in output, resulting in more efficient engine plateaus. In this scale, Warp 10 is unattainable. Indicated by the capital 'W'.

TW

TransWarp; enhanced the TNG scale by making the infinite speed previously associated with Warp 10 as infinitely further along the warp scale and translating previously extended prolongations of Warp 9.9 (ex: Warp 9.997, Warp 9.9993) onto scales above Warp 10 (ex: Warp 10.3, Warp 11, Warp 13). (The term 'transwarp' was often used to describe potentially attainable higher warp speeds, prior to this scale.) Time of adoption not yet established.

Note: italicized factors are inferred from the canon multiples of c.