I am attempting to develop a design family, of small and large craft, that are variations of the 'Flying Wing' concept.
Rule # 1: No Star Destroyers
Despite liking mister Ralph McQuarrie's Concept for a new Enterprise, and indeed partly inspired by it, I am strongly of the opinion that I don't want a Trek-ified Star Destroyer.
Also, the Warp-Delta ship from the series ENTERPRISE, is very much an arrowhead-ish shape, but not too Star Wars-y. It does this with smooth lines and contours, evocative of various space plane concepts and prototypes.
So, I made the above study of shapes, to serve as templates for the small and large craft I have roughly envisioned in my head. From top to bottom, the angle of the nose is increased, which in turn changes the slope ratio of the wing and the overall proportions shift.
I would welcome comments & suggestions. Is there one you like better and why? Which do you consider best for a Space Tank? A Fighter? A Battleship? A Carrier?
I'm also plotting them out by generation, with the first starting shortly after or maybe before First Contact and ending just before ENTERPRISE. The second is roughly concurrent with ENTERPRISE, and the third starts at some point in the course of the Romulan War.
