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Well, now, the Delta Flyer has it's own JEFFRIES TUBE, since Kim was climbing inside one tonight in "Collective". You guys discuss this, I'm watching for more stupid mistakes.
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Well, since "edit" is gone, I'll post this. Delta Flyer now has an escape pod (though I am guessing it has more then 1 escape pod). Why don't we just start calling this thing a dreadnaught already???
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I just don't see the idea of an escape pod. It would take up most of the Flyer's size...which is impossible. A Jeffries Tube is more believable since Danube class runabout have one as well.
And I wouldn't be surprised if Starfleet comes out with the Delta Flyer class with the Flyer as the prototype. Nearly the same size as a runabout and it's more advanced. Why not take advantage of it and try to make a production series of Flyers as runabouts or attack fighters.
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What about inflatable escape pods? Those wouldn't take up much room. Imagine the exterior door of the Frequent Flyer opening, with a forcefield erected across it to keep the air in. Then out of the door frame comes this mechanism that sweeps across the doorway and rolls open the escape pod. The escapee jumps out, the pod stretches to accommodate him or her, then seals shut behind her with a big slurping sound, and floats free of the Flyer, a small instrumentation package attached to it (with life support, homing beacon, perhaps small thrusters as well). The machinery rolls open the next pod, the next escapee bails out...
The "pod" could be skintight, like a rapidly donnable spacesuit. Or it could balloon into a nice little cocoon. Of course, if this were TAS, the whole thing would be done with forcefields - but plain simple physical matter could also be used, CGI allowing.
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Well, I haven't seen the ep, but I can imagine a Jefferies Tube under the Flyer's main deck.
If you'll recall, some shuttles supposedly have escape pods too: Picard told that cute young Bajoran ensign she could get back into Fed space in an escape pod in "Lower Decks" TNG.
That should've been the ensign's first clue that that mission was going to have problems. My guess is that they are very VERY small like probe size or something. They may even have stasis capability to help out those who don't like the feeling of being trapped inside a coffin...
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That might not be possible if a shuttle or the Flyer is manned by more than one person. Having all those mini-pods could take room away for equipment and parts of the shuttle/Flyer.
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Like previously said, a Jefferies' Tube makes enough sense.
One thing I'd like to add: Maybe they're escape pods on the scale of K'Ehleyr's warp thingy (uh, it's been a while since I've seen the ep ). Very small. Mind you, I have yet to see "Collective".
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