Emissary In "Emissary" we see the lateral doors of the runabout that are opened on the port side at two points in the episode. As we can see, the outer door consists of two sliding wings. While the outer door follows the shape of the hull and is accordingly sloped, the inner door is narrow and possesses an X-shaped structural reinforcement. Looking into the runabout, we can see Dax in front of a yellow illuminated panel, which is embedded in the side wall of the small transporter platform. Everything is symmetrical, so the opposite side wall has the same yellow panel on its outer side. This part of the set will be changed later, hence we call attention to this detail. The inner surfaces of the platform have white illumination, with some sort of grating in front of the lamps. It can be seen only briefly in "Emissary", but it will become clearer in later episodes.

We also get a good impression of the leading end of the cockpit. We can see the windows, the pilot's controls and the rear sides of the chairs, with three tubes between the head rests and the back rests. This will be modified in the course of the series, as well as the consoles in the forward portion of the cockpit. On the very left and very right side beside the chairs we can make out two oblong horizontal black areas. These will change as well. We can still notice in this episode that the two oval side windows are transparent, while they will increasingly often be covered in later appearances of the runabout.

We can see only a bit of the inner side of the inner door, which will be better visible in later episodes. However, the aforementioned X-shaped struts are not yet illuminated here. The red area behind the raised struts seems to have a stripe pattern, which is subject to change just as well.

Finally, we get an impression of the door that leads to the aft section of the runabout. This one is similar to the lateral door and has X-shaped struts as well. It can be found in the middle behind the transporter platform. Behind Dax in her chair, at the port side, we can make out a rectangular black frame on the side wall of the transporter console. This space is still empty. Later in the series a deepening to store phasers and ultimately a small replicator can be found in this place.

Past Prologue When the runabout appears for the second time, already some small changes have taken place. In this episode we can see two different runabouts: O'Brien and Sisko are on the Ganges, Kira and Tahna Los on the Yangtzee Kiang. The only small difference between the interiors of the two vessels can be found in the lighting of the side doors. On the Yangtzee Kiang, the X-shaped reinforcements are not lighted, as its was the case already in "Emissary". On the Ganges the struts are illuminated for the first time. Furthermore, between the two big cockpit windows there is a hidden console that can be moved up. A red button serves to launch the bomb. The console, however, was visible already in "Emissary".

A noticeable difference can be found behind the transporter console. While there used to be a door in "Emissary", both ships in "Past Prologue" have a pentagonal cavity in this place, holding a number of small consoles and printed circuit-like power conduits. Tahna Los uses this access point to install his bomb. Actually, on the two shuttles there are no doors at all that would allow to enter the aft section, not even on either side of the new console! On both runabouts we can also see two new deepenings on either front side of the transporter side wall, holding phasers. In "Emissary" there was just a frame around this area. We can have a good look at the transporter platform itself, including its white illumination on the inside. 

Babel The next appearance of the runabout set is in "Babel". Once again we can see the pentagonal cavity in the rear wall and the small phaser shelves, and no door leading aft. On the side wall it can be noticed that the window is still open and that the oblong black bar is dark. But that is already all we can see of the flight deck.

Q-less

For the first time we can see how someone opens the floor hatch that that is located in front of the transporter platform. The hatch is pentagonal. It appears to be quite heavy and is affixed to the floor with a hinge joint. It flips open rearward. Furthermore, we can see the illuminated X-struts in the side doors as well as the white light inside the transporter platform in this episode. In this episode it does not become evident what is located behind the transporter platform. The phaser cavities are still there, but without the phasers.

When Sisko exits from the runabout we can see across the otherwise dark cockpit that the "X" on the door on the opposite side is accordingly illuminated too. Earlier in the episode, we can watch people that walk directly from the station's hatch into the shuttle. Hence, the complete flight deck set (and not just a door) must have been docked to the docking hatch set.

The Passenger In this episode the cockpit shows up just briefly. But we recognize that the sliding door at the rear end is there again. It is the same door that was already present in "Emissary". The phaser storage is empty, the side door has illuminated struts and the dark area on the side of the front consoles is still without light. Also, the window is still uncovered.

Vortex Here we can see that the pentagonal cavity at the rear end is back again. The phaser storage is empty, the windows are unbarred and the X-struts are lighted. The yellow illumination of the transporter side walls is still the same too.

However, we are shown for the first time the function of the lateral black bars. They serve to indicate red alert, in a rather obtrusive fashion. 

Battle Lines Nothing was changed about the rear end of the cockpit since the last appearance. We can see the pentagonal cavity again. 

More interestingly, we get to see the outer hull of the crashed shuttle (which normally appears in the form of a miniature only). Below the side window there is an emergency exit hatch that Bashir blows off. Furthermore, the warp nacelle that was ripped off is totally wrong and was taken from a Type-6 shuttlecraft. 

Doug Drexler: "Yeah, I remember it clearly. We all knew it was wrong. We pointed it out, but the feeling was that it was general texture, and the camera would never see it. Ha,ha!"

The Storyteller We are shown only a small portion of the cockpit here. The side door is once again illuminated and the windows are open. We suspect that there is a pentagonal console behind the transporter. Most notably we can recognize that the oblong "red alert" console is not black anymore. It now holds a couple of small LCARS panels, probably to make it look less boring when there is no red alert.

Progress We can see the new lateral LCARS consoles on the port side somewhat better in this episode, as well as the transporter platform and the cavity behind it. Otherwise there is nothing interesting to note.

Dramatis Personae There is nothing new in this episode, other than that we can see the new LCARS console on the opposite starboard side too.

TNG: Timescape "Dramatis Personae" is the last appearance of the runabout interior in DS9's first season. Chronologically, the next time we see it is in TNG: "Timescape".

The features that have remained the same since the last appearance include the formerly black bar with the new LCARS interface on both sides, the lighting of the transporter platform, the open windows and the illumination of the X-struts. The phaser storage is empty, but the simple deepening is given more contrast using the famous black tape stripes. It is the first time since "Emissary" that we can have a good look at the forward portion of the cockpit from behind. It seems unchanged, including the red button console from "Past Prologue".

The flight deck now has a central door in its rear portion through which the crew enter the aft section of the runabout. It is overall identical to the one see in "Emissary" and "The Passenger", but does not have the lateral illumination of the preceding episodes. We can see this part of the set with an opened and with a closed door. It is possible to walk to the left and to the right after passing the door; the straight direction is obstructed by a wall. Quite obviously there is no long corridor, as this would have required to attach the new aft section directly to the cockpit set. The new wall appears to be the same that used to be in place of the door in some episodes, but now moved about half a meter rearward. 

The door in the aft section of the runabout is identical, only flanked by two fluorescent tubes. Behind the opened door we can see the probably same pentagonal cavity that can be passed by on the left or on the right side, which of course is meant to be on the other side now, facing aft.

As already mentioned, in "Timescape" we see the aft section of the runabout for the first time. As we exit through the rear door of the cockpit, there are sleep compartments on either side. These were later re-used for the interior of the Defiant. Upon entering the aft compartment, there is a replicator on the right side and a computer console on the left side. There are five upright windows at the aft end, which correspond with those on the runabout model. In the middle of the room there is an oblong table and four chairs, the same that will later appear in Voyager's conference room. 

Aside from the new compartment, the most important change to the flight deck set is that the former rear wall of the set with the cavity can now be found behind the rear door, which will be like this on the DS9 runabouts as well.

The Homecoming The cockpit has its first appearance in this season in "The Homecoming". The first thing to notice is that the small phaser shelf has been replaced by a black console. The lateral door, including the light, is still the same. We can also notice that the rear area of the command section is like in "Timescape", with the pentagonal deepening about half a meter behind the rear door. The large viewscreen on the side of the cockpit has been slightly modified. If we compare its first appearance in season 2 with the last one in season 1, we can see the smaller horizontal field with the white border has been moved from the upper to the lower edge of the interface. The yellow side wall of the platform and the screen beside the door are still the same.

The Siege In "The Siege" we only see the docking hatch of the runabout. Unlike in "Emissary" and in "Q-less" not the entire flight deck set was placed beside the station docking set, but just its entrance hatch, with the already well-known deepened wall obstructing the view, although it should not be behind the runabout's entrance. This will be done in several other episodes too.

The Alternate Nothing has changed in this episode. We can clearly see the lateral door, still with red stripes and with the illumination of the "X". 

Armageddon Game This is the first time that we can make out a small control interface on the forward starboard side of the transporter console. Otherwise the cockpit remains unchanged. The transporter console is still white on the inside, with a grille in front of the fluorescent tubes. Furthermore, we can see that the door to the aft compartment is shut again, not revealing the wall that should be in the corridor behind it.

Whispers The door is open again in this episode, we can see the wall behind it. On the port front side of the transporter platform there is a small interface too. It is the first time we can see the replicator below the black console that used to be the phaser shelf.

The perhaps most significant change, however, is that the windows are barred for the first time. The main reason is that it saves costs in the post production if no stars have to be inserted. The window is covered by simple beige panels of the same color as the walls.  The lateral interfaces in the forward portion of the cockpit are unchanged. The X-struts in the door are lighted. The lateral black panels are not permanently illuminated, however.

Paradise In this episode the windows are covered with the beige panels too. The replicator, however, has been replaced by a simple flat interface. The rear door is open, with the wall behind it.

Shadowplay In this episode the windows are open again. Otherwise there is nothing special.

Playing God We can clearly see the front portion of the cockpit, where nothing has changed since "Melora". The windows are barred again with the beige covers. The replicator is there again, on both sides, as it may have been the case already in "Whispers". On the other hand, the two small interfaces at the front side of the transporter are gone. The rear door is closed, the side doors are still the same.

The Maquis, Part I The doors are open again, revealing the wall with the cavity. 

The Maquis, Part II We can see different runabouts in this episode with slightly different interior arrangements. As we are shown only the lateral front sections of the runabouts, the only visible change is to the windows, however. At the beginning of the episode Sisko, Dukat and O'Brien are flying the Mekong. The windows are open, allowing to look outside. Later on, Sisko and Dukat take the Rio Grande, whose windows are open as well. Kira and Dax, on the other hand, are on the Orinoco, and Bashir and O'Brien on the Mekong. On the two latter vessels the windows are covered with the beige panel.

Crossover This is the first episode to feature the new, more sophisticated looking window cover that doesn't let the windows look like painted over. It appears to consist of two parts and has a reddish basic color (maybe the same as in the doors) with beige borders. At the rear end we can recognize the pentagonal wall console again, but with a significant change. The console is integrated into the rear wall again, hence no access to the aft section is possible. In this episode we can clearly the the ceiling of the set as well as the front portion. There are no other changes.

Tribunal In this episode the wall is moved back again, so that Keiko can stay there and use a replicator that was placed there. The windows are open. The transporter platform is still the same.

The Jem'Hadar The last time in the second season that we see the runabout is in "The Jem'Hadar". The aft end is unchanged since "Tribunal". This is another episode with more than one runabout, which differ in their windows but also in the door to the aft section. Sisko, Jake and O'Brien take the Rio Grande to the planet. The door is open and we see the familiar pentagonal console. The windows are open. On the Orinoco with Bashir and Kira the windows are closed with the new cover and the rear door is open. On the Mekong, finally, with Dax and Odo the windows are closed as is the rear door. The Rio Grande reveals a modification to the lower console between the pilots' seats. Here we can see a terminal holding a couple of isolinear chips. We can see a floor hatch again, but with a different shape than in "Q-less".

Also in this episode, we can see how Jake and Nog enter and exit from the runabout. It seems that, as already in "The Siege", the runabout set was not combined with the station's docking set, which facilitates the production of the episode.

VOY: Caretaker (as Maquis raider) The cockpit set was modified to act as the bridge of Chakotay's Maquis raider. The LCARS displays were swapped with 23rd century-style computer controls and supplemented with occasional coffin-shaped structures to separate two consoles. The doors and the wall at the cockpit rear end were given a new, partially ribbed surface, encompassing the transporter platform. In addition, the characteristic oval port and starboard windows were closed and were covered with another computer display. Later in the episode, however, when Chakotay is on the raider again and prepares to ram the Kazon mothership, the windows are open again and we can see the stars.

Overall, the changes look extensive, but they mostly consisted of add-ons that could probably be removed rather easily. Only the front consoles retained their look when the set was turned into the runabout cockpit again.

Heart of Stone The first time that we see the new runabout interior is in "Heart of Stone". The consoles in the front portion are all renewed with new 24th century LCARS displays, the structure of the section is the new one already seen in "Caretaker". The initially unlighted long black box on either side wall was removed altogether. The new console in its place protrudes less into the cockpit area. The corner above that console with the monitor was replaced with a still larger screen, but one that follows the hull shape and hence appears less boxy. There is some sort of rubber protection strip around the consoles.

We can also notice that the two side doors have been changed. The filling between the beige struts is not striped anymore, but solid red. In addition, two horizontal lamps were installed, which can be seen better in later episodes. The side windows appear to be unchanged. In "Heart of Stone" the rear door is closed. The transporter platform seems to be still unchanged.

Visionary We get a better impression of the new interior in this episode. The first thing to notice is the modified inner side wall of the transporter platform, which consists of vertical blue lights strips now. We can see how people are rushing towards the shuttle. The door is opened, and at some distance behind it we can (barely) recognize the familiar pentagonal console again.

We can also have a look at the console area of the runabout. The most noticeable change is that the chairs were modified. The tubes and other attachments were removed, making the seats overall more simplistic. This may have been already the case in "Heart of Stone". In front of O'Brien we can see the new consoles.

The new horizontal lamps can be found above the side doors. The small replicator in the front wall of the transporter platform is still there. In addition, there are two silver handles on either side of the replicator, which are shown more clearly in later episodes.

Through the Looking Glass (as Terran raider) For this episode the cockpit set was modified for the second time to act as a vessel of a different type. It is the Terran rebel raider, actually the same design as the Bajoran assault vessel. Black stripes were added all over the place, even on the lamp above the side window. The consoles were replaced with a 23rd century design. The window was covered by a new console, and the transporter platform is now hidden behind a console. The ceiling illumination is red here. Interestingly, this is the first time that we see the new outer wall of the transporter platform. The formerly yellow pane was replaced with a greenish blue one that consists of stripes and looks just like the other (inner) wall. The phaser holder is there again, the console in that place is gone. In the place of the replicator we can see a new console, including the Terran emblem.

Improbable Cause The runabout set had to be reverted to its former state for this episode. We can notice, however, that the two screens at the aft wall of the cockpit were slightly modified. The red door to the aft compartment is closed. The windows are closed as well. We can clearly see the handles on the wall of the transporter platform. The replicator is there again, and is used in the episode. The modified pattern on the inner walls of the platform is visible as well. The side doors are still the same since "Heart of Stone".

Facets We can see Nog and Jake in a simulation of the runabout cockpit in Quark's holosuite. The runabout is the same as before. The aft door seems to be open, and we can have a good look at the the new consoles with the padded edges.

VOY: Non Sequitur (as Yellowstone class) The runabout cockpit takes a detour to VOY: "Non Sequitur" before it appears in DS9's season 4. The Yellowstone-class cockpit is the same as that of the latest Danube class from DS9. The windows as well as the rear door appear to be closed. The lighting of the side doors is the same as usual. The transport platform including the handles are the same as well.

Hippocratic Oath This episode provides a good impression of the 4th season version of the cockpit. The formerly simple black console above the replicator was replaced with a big LCARS display. Otherwise the transporter platform is still like in the 4th season. The rest of the flight deck is identical too. The windows are barred again.

As already in "Q-less", O'Brien is working on a hatch in the floor. Its position is still the same, but instead of flipping it open this hatch can be completely removed. The circuitry underneath the hatch has changed as well.

Nor the Battle to the Strong This is the first time that we can clearly see the modifications. 

The transporter platform was moved from the front section of the cockpit to the area behind the rear door. The door was widened and is (at least in this episode) permanently open. The two monitors that are located on either side of the door in the rear wall were modified as well. The right one now displays a view of the runabout, while the left one has a new LCARS interface. In the former place of the transporter console there is a new separate console, that allows to pass on the left or the right (easier than with the transporter in that place). On either side of the transporter platform there are narrow doors that allow access to the aft compartment. The transporter platform is open only on the front side, the rear panel is illuminated. The LCARS panels on the transporter and the two replicators still exist, only the handles were removed. From now, the cockpit windows are mostly barred. 

Without further modifications we can see this new cockpit in "The Assignment", "Let He Who Is Without Sin", "Things Past", "The Ascent", "The Darkness and the Light", "In Purgatory's Shadow", "By Inferno's Light", "Blaze of Glory" and "Empok Nor". In all these episodes the windows are covered and the door is open.

Valiant This is the first episode where we can see how the big door to the aft section slides open.  

There is also a blooper in this episode, albeit not a very obvious one. When Jake's and Nog's runabout is being pursued by the Jem'Hadar, the two are shown head on, from the area of the windshield. The window pane including the central strut, which is normally located just forward of the trapezoid panel, has been removed for this take. Otherwise the latter would have obstructed the view. We can still see the contours of the junction with makeshift paint.

Episode

Name

Window cover

Rear door

Pentagonal console

Annotations

"Emissary"

Rio Grande & Yangtzee Kiang

Open

Closed

-

"Past Prologue"

Ganges & Yangtzee Kiang

Open

-

Yes

Phaser shelf

"Babel"

-

Open

-

Yes

Phaser shelf

"Q-less"

-

Open

-

-

Floor hatch

"The Passenger"

Rio Grande

Open

Closed

-

Phaser shelf empty

"Vortex"

Ganges & Rio Grande

Open

-

Yes

Red alert in long black area

"Battle Lines"

Rio Grande & Yangtzee Kiang

Open

-

Yes

Exit hatch, wrong warp nacelle

"The Storyteller"

-

Open

-

Yes

Small LCARS console in long black area

"Progress"

Ganges

Open

-

Yes

"Dramatis Personae"

-

Open

.

.

TNG: "Timescape"

-

Open

Sometimes open, sometimes closed

Behind door

Aft compartment visible, modified phaser shelf

"The Homecoming"

-

Open

-

Probably behind door

Console replaces phaser shelf

"The Siege"

-

-

-

Laterally behind docking hatch

"Cardassians"

-

Open

-

-

"Melora"

Orinoco & Rio Grande

Open

-

Behind open door and docking hatch

Pentagonal console supplemented, modifications to lower cockpit console

"The Alternate"

-

Open

-

-

"Armageddon Game"

Ganges & Rio Grande

Open

Closed

-

Transporter control interface on the right

"Whispers"

Rio Grande

Beige, barred

-

Behind open door

Replicator, transporter control interface left and right

"Paradise"

Orinoco & Rio Grande

Beige, barred

-

Behind open door

Replicator replaced with interface

"Shadowplay"

Orinoco

Open

-

-

"Playing God"

Mekong & Rio Grande

Beige, barred

Closed

-

Replicator on both sides, both interfaces gone

"The Maquis I"

-

Beige, barred

-

Behind open door

"The Maquis II"

Mekong & Rio Grande

Open

-

-

Orinoco

Beige, barred

-

-

Mekong

Beige, barred

-

-

"Crossover"

-

New red cover

-

Flush in door frame

"Tribunal"

-

Open

-

Behind open door

Mekong

Red, barred

Closed

-

Orinoco

Red, barred

-

Behind open door

Rio Grande

Open

-

Behind open door

"Heart of Stone"

Mekong

Open

Closed

-

New consoles, silver handle on transporter wall

"Visionary"

-

Open?

-

Behind open door

"Through the Looking Glass"

Mirror Universe assault ship

Behind console

-

-

"Improbable Cause"

Mekong

Red, barred

Closed

-

"The Die is Cast"

Mekong

Open

-

-

"Facets"

-

-

-

Behind open door?

VOY: "Non Sequitur"

Yellowstone

Red, barred

Closed

-

"The Visitor"

-

-

-

-

Aft section visible

"Hippocratic Oath"

Rubicon

Red, barred

Closed

-

Floor hatch new LCARS above replicator

"Indiscretion"

Rio Grande

White, barred

Closed

-

"The Sword of Kahless"

Rio Grande

Red, barred

Sometimes open, sometimes closed

Behind door

"Our Man Bashir"

Orinoco

Open

Closed

-

Strange struts behind the lateral windows

"Sons of Mogh"

Yukon

Open

Closed

-

"Accession"

-

Red, barred

-

-

"Hard Time"

-

Red, barred

Closed

Behind docking hatch

"Shattered Mirror"

Mirror Universe Peregrine class

Covered by burnt out console

-

-

"The Quickening"

-

Red, barred

Closed

-

"The Ship"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

New area behind sets

"Nor the Battle to the Strong"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

"The Assignment"

Rio Grance

Red, barred

Open

-

"Let He Who Is Without Sin"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

"Things Past"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

"The Ascent"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

New rear floor hatch

"The Darkness and the Light"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

"In Purgatory’s Shadow"

-

Red, barred

Open

Behind docking hatch

Goof when Garak enters through a non-existing door

"By Inferno’s Light"

Yukon & Rio Grande

Red, barred

Open

-

"Blaze of Glory"

-

Red, barred

Open

Behind Jefferies tube

New Jefferies tube

"Empok Nor"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

"One Little Ship"

Rubicon

Red, barred

Open

-

Barred front windows

"Change of Heart"

Shenandoah

Red, barred

Open

-

"Valiant"

Shenandoah

Red, barred

Sometimes open, sometimes closed

-

"Star Trek IX"

Enterprise-E shuttle

Hidden behind console

Transporter console hides door

-

"Shadows and Symbols"

-

Red, barred

Open

-

"Treachery, Faith and the Great River"

Rio Grande

Red, barred

Sometimes open, sometimes closed

"Prodigal Daughter"

-

-

-

Behind docking hatch

"Chimera"

-

Red, barred

Open

New ventilation opening

"Penumbra"

Gander

Red, barred

Open

-

Floor hatch

"When it Rains..."

-

Red, barred

-

-

"Tacking into the Wind"

-

Red, barred

Sometimes open, sometimes closed

-

"What You Leave Behind"

-

-

-

Behind docking hatch