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I'm compiling a shuttle comparison chart. Surprisingly, I managed to gather more than 20 schematics from various sources. However, one is still missing: the ST VI shuttle that was later modified to the Jenolan. Any idea where to get one or who could have created one?
BTW, who is it who recently posted the Delta Flyer schematic (I guess it was here, but I'm too lazy to search)? I would like to use it for the chart.
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I like it! But. . . my God! The Galaxy Captain's Yacht?! What on Earth is that? And are you sure about the size of the Type-10, it doesn't look right. And isn't the Peregrine actually the Academy trainer? Either way, there exists a schematic of the other fighter seen in "SofA" which really needs to be included here.
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Jim Phelps
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Great job on the chart. We've never really discussed these vehicles to the extent of starships, and now might actually be the time for that. A few questions:
1) How did you derive the size of the sub-impulse raider? It certainly makes sense, since the craft boarded by Dax and Kira was much smaller than Doug Drexler's 20+ meters. I've been waiting for some screencaps of the actual set to change the figure in my list.
2) According to the TMP blueprints, the Vulcan shuttle is 49.7m long. Just a semantic - these figures likely originate from A. Probert himself, furthermore supported by the fact that 49.7 meters converts to exactly 163 feet.
3) Rick Sternbach is thinking of scaling the Delta Flyer up to 75-80 feet, nothing definite but worth discussion. Here's the reasoning:
"The problem is fitting a cabin cruiser interior to a rowboat exterior, essentially. The producers wanted a 50' long DF, and I think it has to be more like 75-80' (more like a runabout length), based on the VFX shots, otherwise pieces of the aft lab module stick out into the cold dark vaccuum of space. In "Timeless," I think the tube with Seven's body must have been hangin' outside (not that she'd notice).
Rick"
4) How did you determine the size of the Type-10? I would certainly love it if it were 6m long - do you know which interior set was reused for the shuttle?
Boris
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I've been talking with many people about the Delta Flyer recently, and the only way it fits is if it's around 23 metres in length.
But then the cockpit set doesn't match the external view. But if it's smaller, so to match the cockpit set, then there's not enough room for the stasis chamber.
According to the DS9 Technical Manual, I believe the type-10 shuttle is around 9.5 metres long (a figure which is probably the only trustworthy one in the book). I'll have to check.
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First One: The craft shown is the Attack Fighter from Sacrifice of Angels, etc. The Encyclopedia is wrong in calling it the Academy Trainer (which really looked quite different). And Sternbach said that as far as he's concerned the Attack Fighter is the Peregrine.
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The problem with having the Type-10 at 9.5m is that it wont fit through the bay opening if the Defiant is only 120m long. They didn't show much of the Type-10 interior but it did look tight.
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