Starfleet Shuttle Emergency Equipment

[darkwing_duck1]

^ I've seen those before...nice work.

The crit about storage space is, IMO valid to a great degree. The "real" shuttle would pretty much HAVE to be bigger (at least in width) to accomodate space for storage lockers along the port/starboard bulkheads.

 

[kkozoriz1]

If the seats faced inward, like the shuttle in TFF there could be storage space under the seats.

 

[Warped9]

The squarish boxes on both sides of the angled upper hull sections (seen on the inner hull drawings) are intended to be storage for EV suits or whatever the specific mission might require. Note: when the crew were jettisoning stuff to lighten their load in "The Galileo Seven" they tossed two squarish silvery containers and a cylindrical one. I tried to incorporate those shapes on the port side of the inner hull towards the lower aft end.

Thing is I think you can retcon/rationalize only so much with an existing design without altering t drastically. If I were designing from scratch then I'd try to incorporate as much of the necessary requirements as I could think of.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

^I think I see the ones you mean, but that's not a lot of space for emergency equipment for 7 people. From looking at those plans, I don't see any way a truly "canon" version could do so.

 

[Warped9]

^I think I see the ones you mean, but that's not a lot of space for emergency equipment for 7 people. From looking at those plans, I don't see any way a truly "canon" version could do so.

Well a lot of the inner panels along the upper walls could pop out for extra storage and rationalize that a lot of the wiring and systems could run along the inside of the lower side walls where they could still be accessible. I'm thinking the consoles along the side could be plug-in units that can be removed when you want to pop out the wall panels.

Hmm... It occurs to me I could add another storage compartment forward on the starboard side. I could also add a smaller one on each side towards the aft end of the main cabin.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

^OK, I'm having a hard time getting a sense of how thick those walls are just from eyeballing it...what are your measurements from inner bulkhead to outer hull?

 

[Warped9]

^OK, I'm having a hard time getting a sense of how thick those walls are just from eyeballing it...what are your measurements from inner bulkhead to outer hull?

Roughly about 10 ins. at the narrowest part forward (on the side) but gradually increasing as you move aft.

Part of this is complicated by the fact that I was trying to keep the exterior as small as possible while trying to integrate it with an interior as functionally large as possible. As such I ended up with a 26ft. as opposed to 24ft. shuttlecraft. Oddly it's 24ft. if you take off the nacelles and aft landing assembly.

Hmm... Seems I may be able to tweak those compartments for a little extra capacity.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

^Still, that's not a lot of room for equipment for 7 people. Looks like the big bulky items are gonna have to go (generator, external life support system, large stock of pure water, etc). Some sort of "roll up" solar cell pad would be a possibility for minimum power usage.

Damn....

 

[kkozoriz1]

The impulse engine could be used as a generator. Perhaps part of it can be removed for emergency use. Actually, that could also go for the life support equipment. Maybe the shuttle is designed to be partially dismantled for emergency use.

 

[Warped9]

My design has an external electrical power access (starboard side under the stabilizer). Batteries could power external devices even if the craft's drive system hasn't got power. Same side Scotty was accessing the batteries to electrify the hull in "The Galileo Seven." I think we can assume that 23rd century batteries are more advanced than 20th/21st century ones.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

^That would be helpful, and I'd originally intended for the support shelters to operate off of the shuttle's power/support systems when possible. I just wouldn't have room for any backup.

I may rethink the list from item one...the amount of survival gear a 21st century backpacker can carry is considerable. If I quit thinking "cadillac survival gear" and keep it basic I can cut that list down I think, using the size of an average backpacker's pack as an upper limit per person.

 

[Warped9]

When I was designing the inner hull I was also trying to be mindful of the structural frame members that would inevitably be there between the hulls.