Shipboard Federation Fighter
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The Class F is a bit of a matter of opinion: the exterior prop and the interior set had different dimensions, while the scale of the miniature model was not established, it being filmed against a forced-perspective shuttlebay model from ambivalent angles.
So one might wish to believe in the exact dimensions of the prop, because it can be easily measured against the known heights of the actors. Or one might favor a slightly larger size, because otherwise the interiors would become impossible, and we don't want our Trek to be impossible, now do we?
What we do know from looking at the miniatures is that the Class F would have maxed out the NCC-1701 shuttlebay if more than six were present; even operating four at a time would be complicated. But we don't know how much other storage space there was in the secondary hull besides the shuttlebay itself. Quite possibly, dozens upon dozens of fightercraft might have been stowed, either on lower decks (in which case they should be the size of Class F to fit in the elevator) or forward of the bay (an area we never saw).
Timo Saloniemi
So one might wish to believe in the exact dimensions of the prop, because it can be easily measured against the known heights of the actors. Or one might favor a slightly larger size, because otherwise the interiors would become impossible, and we don't want our Trek to be impossible, now do we?
What we do know from looking at the miniatures is that the Class F would have maxed out the NCC-1701 shuttlebay if more than six were present; even operating four at a time would be complicated. But we don't know how much other storage space there was in the secondary hull besides the shuttlebay itself. Quite possibly, dozens upon dozens of fightercraft might have been stowed, either on lower decks (in which case they should be the size of Class F to fit in the elevator) or forward of the bay (an area we never saw).
Timo Saloniemi
Starfleet fighters should actually look like similar to real-world fighter planes. Painted with RAF style teeth and eyes at the front. The helmets and outfits should be similar to classic pilot designs too. Blending old-style designs in a future setting.
Why?
Trek has never much attempted to transport 20th century visual elements to the 24th. The Trek aesthetics boldly go for pajama uniforms, spaceships that look like tableware, weapons that resemble home appliances, and space stations that poke ridiculing fingers at standard scifi designs. To mimic things from today or recent yesterday would be a huge step back in the artistic sense, a deliberate abandoning of one of the few things that are still unique about Trek.
(Congrats on the rapid promotion nevertheless, Your Majesty.)
Timo Saloniemi
Trek has never much attempted to transport 20th century visual elements to the 24th. The Trek aesthetics boldly go for pajama uniforms, spaceships that look like tableware, weapons that resemble home appliances, and space stations that poke ridiculing fingers at standard scifi designs. To mimic things from today or recent yesterday would be a huge step back in the artistic sense, a deliberate abandoning of one of the few things that are still unique about Trek.
(Congrats on the rapid promotion nevertheless, Your Majesty.)
Timo Saloniemi
I think they should. I subscribe to Nick Meyer's aesthetic regarding Star Trek where he blended contemporary elements like spectacles, pots, pans and books with a future setting.
And for the most part, I don't like it. That's why I favour the "old world/future environment" mix.
Thankyou very much
