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Various Shuttles, The
Hopper Project
Archangel Class
Design by Kenny, ASDB Member
No specs available
A large shuttle also known as the "Alpha Flyer"
Asgard Class
Design by Toddy
Length: 27m
Crew complement: 3
Maximum speed: Warp 9.5
No description
Class T
Design by Harry, ASDB Member
Second 2D drawing by Kris, ASDB Member
Cargo handler
This vehicle moves containers and other large cargo in starports and drydocks in the TOS era. It is restricted to sublight propulsion.
Dauntless
Class
Design by Scott Summers
No specs available
No description
Dolphine Class Mark II
Design by Zorin
Type: Shuttle
First commissioned: 2385
Length: 7.6m
Width: 2.8m
Height: 2.45m
Displacement: 1.52t
Complement: 2, evacuation limit: 2
Always wanted to be... Faster? Always wanted to be... On top? Always wanted the others to be jealous? Then we have the right craft for you: Dolphine Mark II.
Duckbill Yacht Class
Design by Luke D'Anvil
Type: Captain's yacht
First commissioned: 2382
Length: 22.5m
Width: 18m
Height: 7.5m
Decks: 1
Displacement: 0.94t
Complement: 1 officers + 8 crew, evacuation limit: 22
Speed: Warp 9.2 (cruise), Warp 9.5 (max.), Warp 9.75 (max. emergency)
The Duckbill yacht was planned to be the Captain's yacht on the USS Daheisy first. Construction problems with the compact warp drive caused the engineers to replace her much later than intended. The Duckbill has proved herself worthy in a sudden conflict with some Ferengi Marauders.
Erewhon Class
Design by Kris, ASDB Member
Personnel transport
The SS Santa Maria of the Erewhon class could be seen landed on a planet in DS9: "Paradise", however, its hull shape was not revealed.
Flux Class
Design by Robert Kernke
No specs available
No description
Jäger Class
Design by Nathan Fortner
Jäger Class Medium Assault Fighter
Commissioned: 2382
Length: 10m
Crew: 2 (one pilot and one gunner/sensor officer) with room in small storage/cargo space behind cockpit with 2 jumpseats for 2 passengers
Velocity: Warp 3 (cruise), Warp 5.5 (max.)
Armament: 2 Type-V pulse phasers, 2 weapons hardpoints for weapons such as torpedoes or photon bombs in side fairings
or 2 micro torpedo tubes in the fairings with a high torpedo capacity
magazine
The Jäger Class is a medium assault fighter to be carried aboard carriers or forward battleships to be used in fleet and base defense and security, support of ground troops, and securing ground and small space targets. The Jäger (pronounced Yay-gur) receives its name from the hunter in ancient Germanic mythology and the modern German word for hunter. It is a dedicated military ship, with advanced targeting sensors, weapons systems, and defenses. The Jäger is a formidable craft for its size. It has great versatility in weapons with the weapons hardpoints allowing for a wide range of missions, anywhere from ground assaults with photon bombs or assault in numbers on a capital ship with torpedoes. The Jäger's sleek design gives it good handling characteristics in an atmosphere even without shielding.
Lightning
Class
Design by Gun
Fighter
Length: 22m
Weapons: 4 light phaser
cannons, 2 Type-5 phasers, 2 micro torpedo launchers, 5 torpedo magazines each
Speed:
Warp 3.5 (for 48h), Warp 1 (cruise), or max. impulse
Defence: 2 redundant standard shuttle class
shield emitters
The class was designed during the Cardassian War by an engineer who was fascinated by the fighters of WW II, but stayed on the drawing board as it was thought to be somewhat of a novelty. But as the war progressed Starfleet Command put out a request for a new fighter to escort landing hoppers in battles where transporters could not be used due to dampening fields. Due to the urgent need for a fighter and the Lightning's other wise sound design, it was dusted off and put straight into production. It did not take long to realize the ship was all so useful as an interceptor and an assault fighter due to its relatively heavy armament and shielding. The novelty had become an extremely effective fighter so much that it is still in use today by many starbases and in planetary defence forces and is not due to retire any time soon.
Phoenix
Class
Design by Jim Morvay
Length: 6.2m
Width: 3.3m
Height: 2.5m
Armament: 2 Type-VIII phaser emitters
No description
Sly Fox Class
Design by Andrew K. L
Type: Runabout
First commissioned: 2378
Length: 23m
Width: 14m
Height: 5m
Decks: 1
Complement: 2 officers + 4 crew
Speed: Warp 6 (cruise), Warp 8 (max.)
Armament: 2x Type-XI phaser strips, 2x micro-torpedo launchers with forward and reverse tubes, 4x 10-round micro-torpedo magazines (2 for each launcher)
In the 2370's, Starfleet began looking at the usage of the Danube runabout with greater interest through it's common use at the space station Deep Space 9. Starfleet researchers began works on several new Runabout designs as they felt they had strongly underestimated the usefulness of such a ship. Several designs were submitted for production, but only a few designs considered to directly replace the Danube class. A runabout was being designed for a multi-ship project dubbed the Vulpes Family which consisted of a carrier ship carrying bombers, runabouts/recon craft and fighters. This project was a result of the Dominion war and the everlasting threat of the Borg. The Vulpes family runabout, named the Sly Fox class, was entered into consideration as one of the few to directly replace the Danube. This was decided due to being within the Danube's size and not requiring modifications to hangar bays that the Danube was already able to fit in. It was supposed to be introduced in the last battles of the Dominion war but resources were diverted to larger more powerful ships. Production finally started after the war and the first Sly Fox went into service in 2378.
Tactical Shuttle Concept
Design by Mark
Type: Shuttle
First commissioned: 2289
Armament: various
Defense: Synthetic ceramic/transparent aluminum layers
The concept of shuttle craft changed abruptly during 2288 when Klingon excursions and small skirmishes began to occur. Small fighter craft were suitable at the time, but so many variations along the same themes kept improvements to a minimum, whereas overall starship design kept growing in complexity and multi-task capabilities.
On September 22, 2288, Starfleet entertained an offer from the Research and Exploration division to examine the possibility of developing a class of shuttles and could share time proven components and share similar sectional parts, which would improve production of the design. They recognized that as the new designs would be called upon in battle in a variety of roles, armor protection would be essential. A new layered ceramic/transparent aluminum compound, giving the outer skin a multi-shaded appearance, was developed to withstand most hand-held and shoulder fired phasers and a non-direct hit from most small ground tactical photon torpedoes.
A standard docking collar based on the ones found on existing travel pods and warp shuttles was fitted to comply with Starfleet requirements of both space station and starship connectivity.
VIP
Transport Shuttle (VTS) By January 19, 2289, the first
prototype was ready for test runs - a VIP transport model. During the 6
month testing phase, small defects were found in the new armor but for the
most part, it turned out to be a versatile platform warranting further
development.
The first Starfleet VIP Transport Squadron, VT-106 based at Starfleet headquarters, San Francisco, Terra, was made operational on September 1, 2289 under the command of Commodore Francis Jakob. To date, there has been only one operational loss of the shuttle, due not to attack but mechanical and computer failure.
Command
and Control Shuttle (CCS) The first operational combat model
was a lengthen, and strengthened VIP model redesigned as a Combat Command
and Control Shuttle. Flight tests began on March 27, 2289 at Starfleet
Fighter Operations Division on the unarmed Command variant with similar
success to the VIP prototype. More powerful inertial dampeners were added
as well as the new AIFC-21c Flight Control Computer, giving the CNC
shuttle more agility. A new upper deck was added for the Command officer
in Charge and two staff members as well as seats for a small squad of
Starfleet Marines, located below the command deck.
Weapons tests began on May 5, 2289 with the addition of turret containing a single phaser cannon with a full 360 degree rotation in the Y axis, with a 70 degree range of motion in the Z axis. The cannon's primary function was not as an offensive weapon, as the CNC shuttle would be used in rear echelon areas. The first operational units were delivered on October 25, 2289. Twenty-three vehicle were expected to be delivered overall throughout Starfleet Command and Starfleet Marine Stations.
Medical
Shuttle (TMS) Along with the prototype testing of the first two
models, Starfleet's imagined usage of their new multi-use shuttle grew
with the development of the Medical version - basically an even longer
version of the CNC shuttle, with a new upper deck. The MSU (Medical Staff
Unit) contained seats for a doctor and 2 nurses as well as the
bio-pharmaceutical, patient monitoring and first aid/surgical equipment.
The lower main deck, behind the flight deck, contained 8 fold-down triage
beds/seats. The initial trials were successful, though it was remarked by
Admiral Thomas Chambers of Starfleet Medical Command to be slightly
cramped and that a more powerful drive system was needed during heavy load
missions. He went so far as to suggest an even larger variant should be
built. Based on his recommendations, Starfleet Command agreed to continue
the design and upgrade process at a later date after real-world test were
completed. Starfleet's intention was to re-equip all medical starships
large enough to house the shuttle with two units for use during tactical
operations.
Production of the first Medical Shuttle began on August 14, 2289.
Transport
Shuttle (TTS) With the Starfleet Marines now interested in the
multi-use shuttle system, a key concern for them was vehicle and resupply
capability. SFRE ordered a pre-production Medical shuttle frame and asked
their designers to re-enforce the frame and deck units with the addition
of a 4-part grappling unit for both supplies and connecting via vehicle
support units built-in to the wheeled or tracked vehicle frame. A test
shuttle was made available on July 22, 2289 with test pilot Lt. Commander
Paul Roberts at the helm, with Commander Hiram R. Jefferson as the
co-pilot and test coordinator. During the first week of testing, Roberts
encountered stability issues while performing a high speed, low-level
vehicle release which resulted in fatal crash, killing both pilots. An
inquiry by SFRE confirmed that the forward two arms of the vehicle
grappling unit failed, causing the test vehicle to nose into the ground.
The resulting impact while still connected forced the transporter to
strike the ground and tumble several times before it exploded.
As a result of the loss, the transport version was shelved and the 3 pre-production test vehicles were grounded. On August 15, 2289, one of the pre-production vehicles began a ground test program to determine how the instability at high speeds and low level could be resolved. Several options, including having a detachable storage pod were brought forward, however, the additional weight factors would have required more powerful engines (which also added to the overall weight) and a 1/4 scale test vehicle proved just as unstable during trials. Starfleet R&E decided on a stop gap solution in order to have pre-production testing restarted by eliminating the "fast drop" from the flight profiles and test environments.
On September 9, 2289, flight tests and service trials continued. Production models were delivered from January 15, 2290.
Fighter
Shuttle (TFS) After the initial batches of production vehicles
were delivered and field studies began, recommendations concerning design
and internal improvements were submitted to SFRE. Some of the findings
stated that if the design were to be used for combat vehicles, armor and
weapons would need to be added. Finding the balance between improved
performance and weight restrictions would be the key to the continuation
of the program.
Beginning in February, 2290, SFRE requested that developers and builders from the Utopia Shipyards be brought in to give their input. After an exhaustive 6 month effort, a design review report was delivered to SFRE. A new armor mix and new engines as well the addition of phaser cannons would bring the design into a better tactical system. Utopia Shipyards created the Tactical Shuttle division and took over production of multi-use shuttle system. Production of the first Tactical Fighter Shuttle (TFS) was begun on October 1, 2290.
The fighter version included all of the improvements suggested in the Utopia report including a redesign of the fuselage and more powerful engines. The new armor, though a lighter composite mix, was thinner than yet just as strong as the original ceramic/transparent aluminum compound. The weight reduction in armor delivered improved performance and allowed the two man crew less sharing of responsibilities of operating the shuttle and allowed dedicated pilot and weapons officer/engineer to better focus on the individual tasks at hand. Deliveries began to the 45th and 92nd Starfleet Fighter Squadron and the 169th Starfleet Marine Strike Group on January 1, 2291 with amazing success. The new fighter units agreed that performance was outstanding for it's size and began field modifications to the TFS which included mounting of missile racks beneath or along the flanks of the fuselage. It's one drawback was protection to the aft section where the engines and docking/egress collar were located, though this improvement would come later in the Attack variant.
Eventually, 10 fighter squadrons and 5 strike squadrons were to carry the TFS and they are all still in use as of January, 2293.
Attack
Shuttle, Heavy (HAS) As part of the TFS program, another test
bed was created based on the field modifications done by the 169th
Starfleet Marine Strike Squadron and the requests for rearward protection.
The result was another complete variant designated the HAS for Attack
Shuttle, Heavy. Armor protection was increased overall based on the strike
unit’s propensity to draw fire as well as the addition of another turret
mounted to the rear aft station. The rear turret required the addition of
two further crewmembers - a rear turret gunner and a full-time
engineer/communications officer.
Prototype testing began on December 29, 2291. The initial trials began with similar results to the fighter version, however, performance was slightly less due to extra personnel, weapons and equipment. A small buffeting problem was encountered with the upper turret in atmosphere, so a new cowling for the upper fuselage was developed and the buffeting ceased.
Delivery began, as with the TFS with the 169th Starfleet Marine Strike Group for operational testing. 6 squadrons now use the HAS with both Marine and Starfleet units.
Tomahawk
Class
Design by Jim Morvay
Length: 5.5m
Width: 3m
Height: 2m
Armament: 2 Type-VIII phaser emitters
No description
Type 10a
Design by Daniel
Gerson
No specs available
No description
Type 12
"Tiberius"
Design by Torsten
No specs available
This shuttle may become a replacement for the current Type 6.
Type 13
Design by Tim
Davies (Suricata), website
Executive shuttlecraft
First commissioned: 2378
Length: 9.6m
Displacement: 19.73 metric tons
Crew Complement: 1 pilot, 2 crew, 8 passengers
Speed: Warp 4 (cruise); Warp 6 (max.)
Propulsion Systems: 2 LF-10A Advanced Compact Linear Warp Drive Units,
Impulse: (2) FIC-1 Compact Subatomic Unified Energy Impulse Units
Weapons: 2 Type-VI Collimated Phaser Arrays
Primary computer system: M-16 Bio-Neural Gelpack Isolinear III Processor
Primary navigation system: RAV/ISHAK Mod 3D Warp Celestial Guidance
Deflector systems: FSQ-2B Primary Force Field and Deflector Control System
The Type 11 Executive shuttle was created after it was noticed there was a lack of shuttles
equipped for the comfortable transport of diplomats in areas where either starships are not required for transport or in 1st contact situations where transporting may be seen as to imposing on technologically 'inferior' races. They are equipped with 2 phaser arrays, for defensive means only.
The shuttle can comfortably transport 8 diplomats, with two crew members (stewards) who can see to
their 'needs'. The shuttle only requires one crew member to operate due to its high level of automation.
Type 17 (1)
Design by
Rick Sternbach and Kris, ASDB Member,
3D model by Axeman, ASDB Member
Shuttlepod
In service around 2365
Length: 5.5m
Beam: 4.1m
Draught: 2.3m
Mass: 2.1 metric tons
This design is based on a sketch by Rick Sternbach.
Type 17 (2)
Design by John Pearse
Type: Shuttlecraft
First commissioned: 2374
Length: 6m
Width: 4m
Height: 3m
Displacement: 4t
Complement: 2 officers + 6 crew, evacuation limit: 12
Speed: Warp 2.8 (cruise), Warp 3.5 (max.), Warp 4 (max. emergency)
Armament: 4 phaser banks or two phasers + two micro torp launchers
Defense: Standard shields and countermeasures
Medium-range shuttle introduced in 2374 as a step between the smaller personnel shuttles and the large Danube class runabouts. Designed to have the flexibility and power of runabouts while taking up much less space in the shuttlebays of smaller starships. Despite this, the shuttle is often among the complement of larger vessels, including Sovereign class ships such as the USS Enterprise. The Type-17, which can carry up to 12 people (two pilots, eight seated and two more standing) proved particularly useful for the Flagship during the Genesis Wave crisis, when several of these shuttles were used during planetary evacuations. Maximum safe speed is Warp 3.5, although faster speeds have been recorded in emergencies. The shuttle has a total of four phaser banks - one Type-V phaser strip on each of the two nacelle pylons and two more emitters at the front of the craft, these can be swapped for micro torpedo launchers if necessary.
A vague description in the Genesis Wave books inspired me to design a new Starfleet shuttle.
Type 18 Long-Range Shuttle
Design by Noel Taylor
Type: Long range shuttle
First commissioned: 2374
Length: 14.5m
Width: 7.2m
Height: 3.7m
Decks: 1
Displacement: 112t
Complement: 2 officers + 3 crew, evacuation limit: 18
Speed: Warp 3.61 (cruise), Warp 3.9 (max.), Warp 4.12 (max. emergency)
Sublight speed: 0.96c (max.)
Armament: 2 x type V phaser arrays; 2 micro torpedo tubes; provision for weapons pod with 2 x micro quantum torpedo launchers and 4 x type
V phaser arrays
Defense: standard shielding.
A mid to long range shuttlecraft. This shuttle is a step-down from the standard runabout. It is designed for diplomatic missions and passenger ferrying. One of these shuttles, the Lilly Sloane, was stolen from the USS Kurosawa NCC-76219 by Commander Jordan Virgo when he was framed for the murder of his Captain. He was joined by Lt. Commander Meg Peterson and is considered a rogue Starfleet officer. They are still at large and is still trying to find the person who framed him to prove his innocence.
Type 22
Design by Gustavo Castillo
Type: Shuttle
First commissioned: Stardate 54238.3
Length: 10m
Width: 5.6m
Height: 2.6m
Decks: 1
Displacement: 4.9t
Speed: Warp 4 (cruise), Warp 4.5 (max.), Warp 5.5 (max. emergency)
Sublight speed: 0.98c (max.)
Armament: 6 phaser banks
Defense: enhanced 3 layers bubble-like shield
Embarked craft: none
Provided with a bigger engine and larger fuel storage capacity, this model is capable to accommodate up to 10 passengers (plus 2 flight crew) and sustain warp 4 for 96 hours.
Type 28
Design by James Trexler
Type: Shuttle
First commissioned: 2385
Length: 9m
Width: 6m
Height: 5m
Decks: 1
Displacement: 2.3t
Complement: 1 officers + 3 crew, evacuation limit: 4
Speed: Warp 7 (cruise), Warp 8.5 (max.), Warp 9.22 (max. emergency)
Sublight speed: 0.37c (max.)
Armament: Twin Type-8 phaser emitters, 8 photon torpedoes
Defense: 272 gigawatt deflector shield
Embarked craft: N/A
The Type-28 shuttle was designed in 2383 to fill the role of a heavy duty, long distance transport shuttle. By 2386, all Type-8 shuttles are slated to be replaced by the Type 28.
Courtesy of AC3D 3d design software.
Type 31
Design by Gustavo Castillo
Type: Shuttle
First commissioned: Stardate 55790.1
Length: 24m
Width: 13m
Height: 7m
Decks: 2
Displacement: 28t
Complement: 1 officers + 2 crew, evacuation limit: 100
Speed: Warp 2 (cruise), Warp 3 (max.), Warp 4 (max. emergency)
Sublight speed: 0.65c (max.)
Armament: 6 phaser banks
Defense: energy deflector shield
Embarked craft: none
Starfleet was in need of a cargo vessel smaller than a starship, but capable of carrying a considerable amount of goods at reasonably fast speed. The type 31 cargo shuttle (affectionately called "ugly beast") is just that vehicle. With about the length of a runabout, her capacity is four and a half times larger, but significantly slower, though. Each "ugly beast" can carry 54 metric tons, or more than 500 cubic meters of any material or substance at speeds up to warp 3 ( for about 32 hours). The cargo area can be divided into three hermetic sections or used as a whole, mission-wise configurable. The cockpit is a two-decker, being the lower deck the commanding bridge, and the upper level the resting zone. The cockpit is connected with the container by an airlock hatch. U.S.S. Arrogant chief medical officer, Dr. Oshinobu Hate (haet'e)-yeah, everybody calls him "Dr.Hate" (heit)-, devised a way to turn one "ugly beast" into a fully operational six bio-beds sickbay in-the-field, very useful when transporting is unavailable or the situation is too critical that immediate medical attention is mandatory. It can also be used as an auxiliary sickbay onboard the ship for emergencies. He called her "med-away" for "medical away team". The idea was so well received at Starfleet Medical that it was decided that every starship should have one "med-away".
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Versailles Class
Design by Daniel
Gerson
Diplomatic shuttle / fast courier
Start of development: 31.6.2397
First flight: 2.11.2399
Time in service: 2399 -
Length: 15m
Beam: 4m
Height: 4.5m
Decks: 1
Speed: Warp 6 (normal cruise); Warp 6.6 (max. cruise), Warp 7.3 (4 hours)
Crew: 1 officer, 2 diplomats
Weapons: 2 x Type VII Phaser banks
No description
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