Prius-class Shuttlecraft Upgrades

[hobbit]

I've done up a relatively short [?] page about our Altwheels
experience, at http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/pix/aw07/ which
also points out to other fun bits some of you have seen already.
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Normally the delicate engineering work done to upgrade starship
propulsion systems is strictly off-limits to unauthorized personnel
due to radiation hazards and Klingon spies and other factors, but
here's your opportunity to get a rare glimpse into what happens
down on those decks! You can also see some of the training
materials we use at the Academy to turn the finest cadets into
the top-notch engineering crews you'd really want to have along
on your own missions -- the guys and gals that can find you the
loopholes in the laws of physics on a routine basis and think
nothing of it.
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_H*

[Rae Vynn]

Seriously, I think this thread needs to be stickied, or starred, or something.
This, is a classic.

[GatorJoe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Doc Willie @ Oct 19 2007, 01:22 PM) [snapback]527832[/snapback]</div>

To: Zhang Heng Shuttlecraft Crew and Maintenance Personnel

From: Commander Montgomery Scott, Chief, Starfleet Vessel Upgrade Program

In addition to the refit of Constellation-class Starships, the Upgrade Program has tested and installed upgrades to Prius-class shuttlecraft. Additions to the Zhang Heng as received from the contractor include:

1. Structural Integrity Reinforcement: This can be identified by a double X-braced plate slightly aft of amidships on the underside of the shuttlecraft.

2. Velocity Transducer Outlets resized: Permits better control of warp engine vectors by increasing the warp space interface.

3. Engineering Auxiliary Computer: Permits additional monitoring of warp engine and mission parameters.

4. Main Screen Security Access: This procedure has been simplified, eliminating repetitive and unnecessary security measures , and enabling stellar cartography functions during transit.

5. Inertial Dampening Security Sensors: Disabled since Starfleet Regulations require the engagement of the inertial dampening system at all times during operation of the shuttlecraft.

6. Aft Motion Warning System: The installed internal warning system has been de-activated and replaced with a system that is detectable both inside and outside the shuttlecraft.

7. Subspace Communication Upgrade: The external subspace antenna has been replace with a unit that is less subject to external damage, and which (minimally) improves warp efficiency.

8. Intermix Pre-Heater: Installed by MiddleEarth and Conflagration engineers, it takes energy from SpaceDock reactors, to increase the Intermix Chamber temperatures to near warp capability, allowing faster engagement of Warp Drive on leaving SpaceDock.

9. Velocity Transducer Aerodynamics: Aerodynamic rotational disks have been added to decrease drag in atmospheric environments.

10. Main Viewer Shield: Filters photonic interference from the Main Viewer.

11. Antigravity Generators: These emit blue photons during operations, visible from the underside of the shuttlecraft.

12. Weapons and Engineering Controls: Bridge Audibles, Photon Torpedoes, Phasers, Transporters, Warp Drive, and Alert Status are now visible via the Main Viewer.

13. Rear Loading Dock Access: The interface between the access and the aft shields has been reinforced.

14. Liquid Container Receptacles: Buffering has been added here and in the internal access grips of all 4 personnel access hatches, which are also occassionally used as storage areas, particularly for personal communicators.
[/b]

you know it's just a TV show right?

[SAPrius]

Might I also suggest.

Crew Cabin: Enhanced nano-ceramic spectral rejection shielding for primary forward, aft, and lateral view stations.

[SAPrius]

Might I also suggest.

Crew Cabin: Enhanced nano-ceramic spectral rejection shielding for primary forward, aft, and lateral view stations.

[Neicy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GatorJoe @ Oct 24 2007, 04:23 PM) [snapback]529841[/snapback]</div>

you know it's just a TV show right?
[/b]

But so much of what Gene Roddenberry (?sp) had in his original Star Trek of the 60's is now mainstream. Talking computers, handheld communicators, shuttlecraft, wireless ear buds, lasers and a lot of the medical equiptment that Bones used to name a few. He was way ahead of his time.

[Doc Willie]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GatorJoe @ Oct 24 2007, 04:23 PM) [snapback]529841[/snapback]</div>

you know it's just a TV show right?
[/b]

Well, the Historical Documents had to be put in some accessible form.

[hobbit]

... and Priuschat by contrast *isn't* its own kind of TV show? Heh.
From triumphs to trainwrecks, it's all here.
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_H*

[GatorJoe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Doc Willie @ Oct 24 2007, 05:27 PM) [snapback]529905[/snapback]</div>

Well, the Historical Documents had to be put in some accessible form.
[/b]

well my next question was if you'd ever kissed a girl but i think you answered that. LOL

i love star trek too and could probably give u a run for your $$$ in trivia but turning your car into a shuttlecraft. that's a little over the top.


trivia question: in "generations" at the end of the movie picard and riker beam up to what ship and what is the significance of the name of this ship in relation to the rest of the story?

[Ichabod]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Doc Willie @ Oct 24 2007, 06:27 PM) [snapback]529905[/snapback]</div>

Well, the Historical Documents had to be put in some accessible form.
[/b]

Ha ha! Nice tie-in to Star Trek parody. Did GatorJoe miss the reference? :P