New Ships Revealed!

[EJD1984]

There are a few comments/questions I've been thinking about.

1. There doesn't seem to be any type of major structural connection between the major ring and the central sphere. (sorry - just the engineer in me)

2. From the pictures we've seen, the Enterprise (and Kelvin) doesn't seem to have any accommodation for docking head on like is show in this station picture, airlock hatch, latches..........etc.

All done magnetic?

Or maybe I'm just over thinking what is only supposed to be a movie's beauty shot.

 

[fleetcaptain]

Love the new image. Looks like we get a glimpse of some other classes of starships at least. The starbase looks great too.

 

[Richard Baker]

2. From the pictures we've seen, the Enterprise (and Kelvin) doesn't seem to have any accommodation for docking head on like is show in this station picture, airlock hatch, latches..........etc.

All done magnetic?

Or maybe I'm just over thinking what is only supposed to be a movie's beauty shot.

The Defiant & Klingon BOP did not have either but there were shown docked like that on DS-9. One low angle did show some sort of tube under the Detiant warhead module connecting with th estation, but there is no corresponding detail on the model itself IIRC.

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[Stag]

There are a few comments/questions I've been thinking about.

1. There doesn't seem to be any type of major structural connection between the major ring and the central sphere. (sorry - just the engineer in me)

That' easy, they just open the viewscreen/window on the bridge and latch on.
sort of like a window air conditioner - but bigger.

 

[Richard Baker]

Velcro or Duct Tape

 

[Sector 7]

I love how trekkies have gotten so proficient in intelligence work like this.

I mean, to think that the Intelligence agencies of the US train people for years in Image analysis and such, so they can tell the type of ship, tank, airplane in a grainy photo...

And trekkies do it as a hobby. Something about that always gives me a chuckle.

Trekkies are just that damn good!

 

[T J]

 

[Classic Fan]

Woooah, wasnt expecting that after getting in from work.

Although, as said, its like a Matt Jefferies graveyard in there.

for instance..

If you take this:

And flip it:

You get this:

How cool, sometimes, you just gotta love the bespectacled guy, aint ya.

 

[Stegoman05]

WOW i like that shot. Hopefully we can see these ships in more detail.

 

[iguana_tonante]

There are a few comments/questions I've been thinking about.

1. There doesn't seem to be any type of major structural connection between the major ring and the central sphere. (sorry - just the engineer in me)

I agree, it doesn't seem to be. The impression I have is that the inner sphere spins, maybe to get a simulated gravity. But I may be wrong.

 

[Sisko_is_my_captain]

My question is why don't they make any use of the vertical space to dock more ships? The entire starbase is laid out in a horizontal manner like a stinkin' airport terminal. One of the major issues with modern airport design is that they keep having to find ways to fit more planes into a horizontal docking configuration. They'd love to have 3 dimensions to work in.

It suggests two dimensional thinking to me.

 

[Richard Baker]

Most of Trek in is in two dimensions. Ships approach and even fight in one plane. The only real two exceptions I can think of is the Final battle in Wrath of Khan and the All Good Things Enterprise when it appears destroying the Klingon vessels.

 

[Kpnuts]

My question is why don't they make any use of the vertical space to dock more ships? The entire starbase is laid out in a horizontal manner like a stinkin' airport terminal. One of the major issues with modern airport design is that they keep having to find ways to fit more planes into a horizontal docking configuration. They'd love to have 3 dimensions to work in.

It suggests two dimensional thinking to me.

Maybe because they're unlikely to need 100 ships docked at the same time?

 

[Kpnuts]

There are a few comments/questions I've been thinking about.

1. There doesn't seem to be any type of major structural connection between the major ring and the central sphere. (sorry - just the engineer in me)

I agree, it doesn't seem to be. The impression I have is that the inner sphere spins, maybe to get a simulated gravity. But I may be wrong.

Yes there are connections to the central sphere. They wouldn't just have it dangling there in space without connecting all the structures. See below:

 

[Richard Baker]

Now that you really look at it it appears the central sphere is inside a gyrocope-like frame. Perhaps it spins inside that frame?

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[DaveyNY]

Are these ships with the attachments between the nacelles, a reference to the new ship (http://www.startrekonline.com/ships/nx91001) appearing in the Star Trek Online Game that's coming soon?

 

[Richard Baker]

Could be-
The First Contact Steamrunner class also had that feature-
http://users.bigpond.net.au/dax/steamtop.jpg

 

[BenRoethig]

The one in the bottom right with the shuttle nearest to it looks a lot like a decedent of the 22nd century Intrepid. The one in the top right is probably the Enterprise or a sistership.

 

[Plum]

Is it just me? or do those bussards have a FAINT red hue to them?

Yea, noticed that right off. I'd say it wasn't just you.

 

[DaveyNY]

Please forgive the sloppiness...