Runabouts have registry numbers.
*Spoilers* U.S.S. Franklin Design?
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Runabouts have registry numbers.
It's the TNG arrowhead & it's backwards. I think this is probably just a concept version, & the final version will be a little cleaned up & have the registry added.
According to the guys at Trekyards one of their sources revealed they tried adding an NCC number to the hull but it didn't look right with the texturing. Apparently the final ship has a number added.
According to Ben from the Official Starships the Franklin will be one of their upcoming tie ins with the movie and the ship has some differences from the concept image.
As for the insignia and name they are definitely there on the full image but you are right they have been enhanced in the closeups. Hoping this is one of the changes as I would rather see something a little more TOS styled than the TMP version.
The overall response I have is "Meh." I don't care for how the bridge picture window is so prominent. Just feels odd for a ship designed to function in the 3D environment of space.
I don't understand?
...What is there to see dead ahead that would be relevant for the helmsman of a starship?
For general navigation, nothing in the universe would be close enough to allow for naked-eye piloting. And if something did get that close, the tunnel vision would not be of any help: parking the ship in a spacedock, or flying combat maneuvers against acrobatic opponents, or hovering over a volcano, would call for synthetic situational awareness anyway. So what is that window for?
Timo Saloniemi
For general navigation, nothing in the universe would be close enough to allow for naked-eye piloting. And if something did get that close, the tunnel vision would not be of any help: parking the ship in a spacedock, or flying combat maneuvers against acrobatic opponents, or hovering over a volcano, would call for synthetic situational awareness anyway. So what is that window for?
Timo Saloniemi
This is what I meant @BillJ
Aesthetics are a good thing, but the USS Franklin's bridge window is too big and too prominent for my taste.
Agreed, the ship should have forward windows more similar to a shuttle if it must have them. It's a bit goofy having a full sized window on a ship this tiny. Then again, this is just concept art.
Yep. I have always felt the nuTrek ships picture windows are beautiful, but impractical. They need to be less prominent and better situated.
Kirk almost had a head on collision with the Reliant which would have been easily avoided if the viewscreen was also transparent.
I do think the Franklin's window is far too big for the look of the ship- if it had some vertical frames to break it up some it would look better.
I do think the Franklin's window is far too big for the look of the ship- if it had some vertical frames to break it up some it would look better.
Then again, Kirk and Sulu would have been blinded if exposed directly to the bright head-on light show in the nebula...
Vertical frames sounds like a splendid idea. Or perhaps a couple of wholly separate smaller windows to the sides. If this is gonna be a "cockpit", don't stop short of applying all the aircraft tricks you can think of!
Timo Saloniemi
It's probably safe to assume that they are relying more on sensors for navigation and combat purposes rather than the view screen or window. In fact, "First Contact" implied that a view screen wasn't even really needed most of the time. Keep in mind we know that the Window can become a view screen too.
As long as they cut down on glare/lensflare, it seems like a good enough idea to me.
That said, I like the FC idea better - a viewscreen that only activates when it's needed.
That said, I like the FC idea better - a viewscreen that only activates when it's needed.
Blast shutters or not, once the shields are gone, it is pretty much over. As the bridge crew of the Enterprise-E learned in Nemesis.
I find the whole idea of windows on a spaceship a bit odd, like having feature windows on a submarine, though the latter if it was practical would provide nice views of the ocean in some circumstances. In space where distance is the bane of everything you wouldn't need windows. And who thought putting the command deck of a ship right on top in a prime position for being shot at was such a brilliant idea, shields or no shields. Having such an exposed and vital area makes no sense.
Sure it looks cool on screen to a movie or TV audience, but it's not bloody practical IMHO.
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