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The ''Flyer class'' sported pop-out [[impulse engine]] thrusters, which gave the ship greater sub-light speeds. The ''Flyer class'' was equipped with [[pulse phase weapon]]s and a [[duranium]]-enforced hull. ({{e|VOY|Body and Soul}}) |
The ''Flyer class'' sported pop-out [[impulse engine]] thrusters, which gave the ship greater sub-light speeds. The ''Flyer class'' was equipped with [[pulse phase weapon]]s and a [[duranium]]-enforced hull. ({{e|VOY|Body and Soul}}) |
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Unlike any other [[Federation]] [[shuttlecraft]] before it, the ''Flyer'' class was a blend of [[Starfleet]] and [[Borg]] technology, and was designed to perform in situations that were deemed too hazardous for standard shuttlecraft. Among the many features included on the ''Flyer'' class were an ultra-aerodynamic [[tetraburnium]] alloy hull, retractable [[warp nacelle]]s, [[parametallic hull plating]], [[unimatrix shielding]], [[immersion shielding]] and a [[Borg]]-inspired weapons systems, including [[pulse phaser]]s and [[photonic missile]]s. ({{e|VOY|Extreme Risk}}) The ''[[Delta Flyer]]'''s propulsion systems and hull integrity allowed the ''[[Delta Flyer]]'' to operate under water in [[2375]]. ({{e|VOY|Thirty Days}}) |
Unlike any other [[Federation]] [[shuttlecraft]] before it, the ''Flyer'' class was a blend of [[Starfleet]] and [[Borg]] technology, and was designed to perform in situations that were deemed too hazardous for standard shuttlecraft. Among the many features included on the ''Flyer'' class were an ultra-aerodynamic [[tetraburnium]] alloy hull, retractable [[warp nacelle]]s, [[parametallic hull plating]], [[unimatrix shielding]], [[immersion shielding]] and a [[Borg]]-inspired weapons systems, including [[pulse phaser]]s and [[photonic missile]]s. ({{e|VOY|Extreme Risk}}) The ''[[Delta Flyer]]'''s propulsion systems and hull integrity allowed the ''[[Delta Flyer]]'' to operate under water in [[2375]]. ({{e|VOY|Thirty Days}}) |
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==Known shuttles== |
==Known shuttles== |
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Revision as of 18:14, 23 May 2010
The Flyer-class was a type of Federation Starfleet heavy shuttlecraft in operation from the 2370s. The class was based on the design of the Delta Flyer and Delta Flyer II, designed and constructed by the crew of the USS Voyager while that starship was stranded in the Delta Quadrant.
Following her return to Federation territory during the Borg Invasion of 2381, the USS Titan had at least one Flyer-class shuttle, the Horne, added to her shuttle complement before she departed back into deep space to continue her mission of exploration. Of all Titan's shuttles the new Flyer-class was the fastest.
In that year Doctor Shenti Yisec Eres Ree, under the influence of his paternal instinct, kidnapped the pregnant Deanna Troi and stole the Horne when he felt Troi and her baby would not be safe on the Titan. Upon boarding the Horne, Ree tore out the pilot's chair to make a more comfortable position for his non-humanoid form to control the ship. He then used the ship's weapons systems to shoot an opening in the Titan's shuttlebay permitting him to escape. (TTN novel: Over a Torrent Sea)
Design
The Flyer class sported pop-out impulse engine thrusters, which gave the ship greater sub-light speeds. The Flyer class was equipped with pulse phase weapons and a duranium-enforced hull. (VOY episode: "Body and Soul") Unlike any other Federation shuttlecraft before it, the Flyer class was a blend of Starfleet and Borg technology, and was designed to perform in situations that were deemed too hazardous for standard shuttlecraft. Among the many features included on the Flyer class were an ultra-aerodynamic tetraburnium alloy hull, retractable warp nacelles, parametallic hull plating, unimatrix shielding, immersion shielding and a Borg-inspired weapons systems, including pulse phasers and photonic missiles. (VOY episode: "Extreme Risk") The Delta Flyer's propulsion systems and hull integrity allowed the Delta Flyer to operate under water in 2375. (VOY episode: "Thirty Days") The Flyer class included a new type of thruster, polarity thrusters, of which the Delta Flyer II also had these. (VOY episode: "Natural Law")
Known shuttles
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