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Very cool. I've been looking for this magazine but haven't been able to find it yet. I love the launching picture they put together.
As for a hatch, you can clearly see an embarkation corridor on the port side of the docking bay. One would assume there is some kind of concealed hatch on that side of the craft.
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In case some people weren't aware, the shot of the AeroShuttle launching from beneath the Voyager's saucer was not created specifically for the Mag but is unused footage done by Foundation Imaging for the episode "Relativity." (There was to be a scene at Utopia Planitia showing the test-launching of the AeroShuttle.) The Fact Files featured more of these (completed but not used) FX shots in their own article on the AeroShuttle some time ago.
quote:Originally posted by AndrewR: I also remember reading that about the Vor'cha. What was it from? I think the bussard collectors were also another 'link'.
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The article about the Vor'cha being a joint Federation/Klingon design is from a Rick Sternbach interview printed in the old Starlog Star Trek Magazine Vol. 15 (pg 14-19) (Worf, K'Ehleyr and Alexander are on the cover)
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It's kind of cool, but why oh why can't just ONCE the "wings" on one of these ships actually have an aerodynamic cross-section instead of being a flat slab? Sternbach oughta know better...
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quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: As for a hatch, you can clearly see an embarkation corridor on the port side of the docking bay. One would assume there is some kind of concealed hatch on that side of the craft.
You can? Where?
All I can see is a (possible) vertical jefferies tube between the two white lights. Which infact does line up with what could be a dorsal hatch on the Aerowing itself.
quote:Originally posted by MrNeutron: ...instead of being a flat slab? Sternbach oughta know better...
Sternbach seems to like slabs. And people complain about Eaves.
Unless I'm mistaken, I don't think you can blame (or credit) Sternbach for this design. I believe this design was done independently by Foundation Imaging's Mojo, specifically for the test shots referenced by MIM.
Now... Part of that indent is for the thruster nub on that side of the craft. You can see the cutout in the hull right below it. But it looks bigger than the nub to me. It looks like theres a door there.
I can also see the hole you're talking about on the ceiling of the bay. Coming in from the top, though, would seem a rather cumbersome way to access the ship. Especially if you're loading supplies.
I always wished that the access to the Sovvie's yacht had been better shown in Insurrection. It would have been very cool to get a clear picture of the top of the ship peeking up through the floor.
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Assuming my calculations are correct, that "door" would be about the same size as a Jeffries hatch, which is even more cumbersome than a vertical tube for loading cargo. Plus the fact that there is no corresponding door on the Areowing itself I think we can rule out this feature as being a point of access. More likely it is a docking clamp or just a guidance beacon.
However there dose appear to be a slightly larger hatch on the starboard side that could be a cargo bay hatch, so perhaps the embarkation ramp is on the starboard side and out of view.
Of course the most likely explanation is that the docking area model was never finished since it was only meant to be used as a proof of concept test footage.
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I see your point... that thruster assembly area isn't very tall....you'd have to crawl to get through it. Unless.... what if the cavity we're seeing is taller than the nub?
Anyway... you're most likely correct and there simply is no point of access on the Aerowing model or in the docking bay. Its unlikely they went to that much trouble just to do test footage.
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