delta flyer and the aeroshuttle

[Melakon]

i think when the aeroshuttle leaves, a hatch pushes down from above, it looks just like the aeroshuttle so a potential enemy wouldn't know it was gone just by looking at the ship.

But when the aeroshuttle is docked, you then have to explain where that hatch stows into and whether it's just unused cargo space, or making a rec lounge temporarily unavailable.

If a hostile's sensors are sophisticated to enough to see that a shuttle is missing from the berths, then they're going to know the aeroshuttle is gone too.

 

[F. King Daniel]

OMG who cares what size they are in space no one can hear you measure. Jeez.

With quantum tape measures you can hear measurements from 5 light years away.

 

[T'Girl]

But when the aeroshuttle is docked, you then have to explain where that hatch stows

It's "flex-duranium" and is flat against the ceiling immediately above the docked areo'.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Maybe they could make it out of transparent aluminum and just have a permanent door there, without ever seeing it open or shut.

 

[Guy Gardener]

How Wonder Woman of you.

Of course if Transparent Aluminum was stronger than Duranium, they'd just paint it.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

But then you couldn't hang out in the shuttle bay and look at the stars. It would be like painting your windows just because you can paint glass so you paint it.