Warp Ship with rotational gravity
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Influenced by several ideas for interplanetary ships, including the old ICAN-II. At the bow will be sensors and the docking port. Then come four rotating modules for crew, and cargo. I might add a ring to allow easier travel between the modules. The center ring will mount communications, and more sensors. Behind that is the drive section. Four warp panels and the antimatter rocket engine in rear.
Looks like a good start on designing an early warp drive ship. 
Thank you! I am assuming that exotica like "gravity plating" doesnt exist early on. I am imagining that while capable of an interstellar mission, it uses warp engines to achieve high, sub light speeds to explore the outer planets and Kuiper Belt or translight speed to reach the Oort cloud.
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^ Something similar to the ‘Blind Spot’ in the Larry Niven Universe...
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I'd love to see some extra detailing on this fascinating design. Take a look at how the rotating sections of Babylon 5's Omega class ships are put together:
https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Omega_class_destroyer
You can see structural framework, hull plating, all sorts of greebles that help sell the reality of the ship. It would be great to see some similar details on your model. Early era starships are very interesting because the typical Starfleet design rules aren't yet a concern, so you can really go to town on making interesting features on your ship.
https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Omega_class_destroyer
You can see structural framework, hull plating, all sorts of greebles that help sell the reality of the ship. It would be great to see some similar details on your model. Early era starships are very interesting because the typical Starfleet design rules aren't yet a concern, so you can really go to town on making interesting features on your ship.
Rotational gravity would work on a warp ship since "technically" it isn't moving.. The universe is.. So there would be no acceleration g's
Thanks! I do see alot of great visuals happening within the rotational environment. Not only on the ships, but on toroidal space stations. But I would like to see the warp effect seem to spiral.
I'd love to see some extra detailing on this fascinating design. Take a look at how the rotating sections of Babylon 5's Omega class ships are put together:
https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Omega_class_destroyer
You can see structural framework, hull plating, all sorts of greebles that help sell the reality of the ship. It would be great to see some similar details on your model. Early era starships are very interesting because the typical Starfleet design rules aren't yet a concern, so you can really go to town on making interesting features on your ship.
I've always liked the B5 ships and the rotational section that they copied from the Leonov of 2010 fame. I plan on adding more details to that section. I also considered making the habitat modules able to change orientation to take advantage of acceleration when under sub light rocket power, but not sure continuous 1g acceleration capability would be energy efficient here.
Yes, the early ships can diverge more from what we see later. That also allows the ship live outside the Trekverse as well. This ship I imagine being not only prior to gravity plating, but also pre-"impulse". So it has an antimatter or antimatter-nuclear rocket for conventional propulsion.
I recognise that magnetic nozzle design - nice! I've always been partial to the look of the British Interplanetary Society's Daedalus propulsion system. Either would make a great pre-impulse sublight drive.
Yes, I am working on that end. Im looking at different ways of solving that problem.
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