Remember, we've only seen the bottom of it. He entire interior or maybe even part of the top may not have been finished when Voyagre was requested for duty. So Utopia Planitia just said "eh, we'll finish it when you get back!"
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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :
Let me guess. Tuesday right?
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Posted by Joshua Bell (Member # 327) on :
It's possible there is merely a plated-over hole in the hull where the Aerowing docks. Nothing in there to fix or complete.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Exactly. I even wrote to The Magazine in regards to Sternbach's excuse about the Aeroshuttle saying if they could build the Delta Flyer from scratch, plus always have a full stock of shuttles and torpedoes no matter how many are used and lost, surely they can build what they need to get the Aeroshuttle to work.
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Posted by Sunspot (Member # 77) on :
Curious...I always pretended that those hatches were for repair drones when I played with the model...
Strange.
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Posted by Mikey T (Member # 144) on :
I went back to my TNG Tech Manual, and may have a reason why the Aeroshuttle was never used or mentioned. On page 17, it mentions that there was a nonflight version of the Captain's Yacht that was used during the construction process of the ship. So Voyager may not have the operational version of the shuttle, if the ship did in fact leave Earth Station McKinley and Utopia Planitia Shipyards without all the equipment in place. I also remember what Chakotay said to Harry and Seven about Astrometrics, that it wasn't upgraded since they left Spacedock or something.
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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Actually Astrometrics was built by Kim and Seven to replace stellarcartography.
And since Sternbach says all the neccessary systems weren't installed I assume that the craft is there and not a 'nonflight' version.
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Posted by Matrix (Member # 376) on :
The Aerowing was not finshed? Why everthing else in the ship is finished why not that? I agree that the Aerowing is probably not there and just a hollow spot. That would explain why Voyager never used one.
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Posted by Cammodude on :
Is it possible that sence the Delta Flyer was distroyed by the borg in the 6th season finale that Voyager will use the Aerowing as a replacment?
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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
I think its all but certain that we won't ever see the Aerowing. Certainly not as a Delta Flyer replacement, as per season seven spoilers.
(speaking of which, could we watch the spoilers? Pity the poor Brits )
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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
And Australians...
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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
I agree. Voyager will probably go back to losing a shuttle a day, or build a new DF-like craft.
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Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
Most likely the new DF will look exactly like the old DF. Same interior sets and same exterior design. I mean why make a new set or modify the existing one and why design a new DF when you can use the blueprints of the old one already in your computer?
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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :
Official sources already mentioned taking shots on the Delta Flyer set for Drive. That's what it said: '... the Delta Flyer set'. It did not say '... the NEW Delta Flyer set'.
Draw your own conclusions from that.
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