The Rider Chapters 3 & 4
They would have to reverse engineer it first to figure it out. but if they had encountered our races earlier, ran into other ships out in the rim…” she mused. “imacha was right. you have a very sharp mind kendra forrest.
Eagle Flight
The canine shook he head., “still depend on jet engines, to bad that the craft you humans got from race 8472 engine section from was destroyed beyond reverse engineering."
Among the Stars P2
"we made it ourselves from some rather simple reverse engineering of the ones that we gathered since you seemed to be somewhat into it. it doesn't contain the theta signal, but it can be used to get back some semblance of their form.
Game-Changer, Chapter Three
"you hoped to reverse engineer whatever you found." "given the threat the decepticons represent, _yes_. but i assure you, i'm more interested in defensive measures than offensive weapons.
Mixed Blessings, Chapter 13
Kattie was hard at work trying to reverse engineer the 'code' of the disk that had caused the transformation of the women on campus. as serious as the situation was and even with her own personal stake in matters, kattie found it kind of fun.
Freelancers, Chapter Seventeen
If we can find that weapon, reverse-engineer it, and mass-produce it, we'll have a chance. the problem is, that battle happened thirty-seven million years ago. kinda cuts down on the odds of anyone finding the thing." t'lura sighed.
Monachopsis
It was still a bus bolted to a delta-wing, though, bulky and ungainly compared to more modern craft, with ion-engines reverse-engineered beneath its fuselage and mounted in its slimmed-down tail section where its largest rocket engine would have been originally
Freelancers, Chapter 37
The reapers use the same kinetic-barrier technology that every other species uses, since it's all reverse-engineered from tech they left for us to find.
Honor Above All Else chapter 8
"we reverse engineer the portal technology and tweak it with our own research." "we don't have a year to wait around for that.
A Mole, A Raptor, A Koopa 4: And His King
Your vessel is most interesting, especially the engine, that took some reverse-engineering." "you...managed to fix it?"
Rivals - The Caravan
reverse-engineer their meaning and intent. that sort of acumen was not common, and would not come cheap. their escort indicated to them that the road was a mere few hundred paces hence, and that they (the hunters) would go no further.
A Sabrewolf Encore (1/4)
"i felt them when i held them in my hands and saw the ones you reverse engineered using mine as the blueprint. your attempts to try and trick me are futile." "i'm sorry to hear you thinking like that," caleb replied.