SMALLCRAFT CLASS | |
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Type-9 shuttlecraft | |
Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
Classification: | shuttlecraft |
Service period: | 2370s |
Dimensions | |
Length: | 8.5 meters |
Specifications | |
Capacity: | 2 crew, 4 passengers |
Speed: | Warp 4 |
Armaments: | none (standard), Type-IV phaser emitters (optional) |
Defences: | deflector shields |
The Type-9 shuttlecraft, was an auxiliary space vessel utilized by Starfleet for use as an embarked craft from starships.
This class was widely used during the 2360s by Starfleet Academy, and were often the cause of "class 2 claustrophobia" for the cadets who served aboard them, as they were, according to B'Elanna Torres, "fast, maneuverable, but not built for comfort." Tom Paris added that "they used to shoehorn half a dozen cadets into one of these things for weeks at a time," adding, "you did not want to be around when they opened up that airlock." (VOY episode: "Drone")
A type 9 shuttle had the top speed of warp 4. (VOY episode: "Resolutions")
However, in 2372, the crew of USS Voyager discovered a new form of dilithium that could remain stable at a much higher warp frequency, and modified the type 9 shuttle to achieve high-warp engine performance, reaching significantly past warp 9. (VOY episode: "Threshold")
A type 9 shuttle's hull is made from a tritanium alloy. (VOY episode: "Threshold")
As with other Starfleet shuttles of the era, these shuttles were equipped with phasers, and can be retrofitted with photon torpedoes. (VOY episodes: "Dark Frontier", "Renaissance Man", "Bride of Chaotica!")
According to Tom Paris, the decision to construct the Delta Flyer was based on the fact that "type-9 shuttles just don't cut it in the Delta Quadrant." He added that "we've needed something bigger and better since we got here." (VOY episodes: "Drone", "Extreme Risk")
History
The Type-9 shuttlecraft had been introduced into service by the year 2371. It later became the standard shuttlecraft design incorporated into many starship classes, including the Intrepid-class and the Sovereign-class. (VOY episode: "Threshold", TNG - The Dominion War novels: Behind Enemy Lines, Tunnel Through the Stars)
List of type-9 shuttles
See also
- SC-4
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Federation, Starfleet | named classes | Aeroshuttle • Danube • Epoch • Flyer • Greyhound • McCall • Mercury (warpshuttle) • Pulsar • Sphinx • Tesla • Valkyrie • Venture (scout) • Waverider • Wraith • Yellowstone • Zodiac (warp shuttle) | alphanumeric designations | 2 • A • C • F • G • H • R10 • S3 • S4 • S5 • S6 • S7 • S10 • S11 • S12 • S20 • SC22 • SW7 • SW21 • I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
type designations | type-1 • type-3 • type-4 • type-t4 • type 5-A • type-5 • type-6 • type-6A • type-6C • type-7 • type-8 • type-9 • type-9A • type-10 • type-11 • type-15 • type-15A • type-16 • type-17 • type-18 • type-18H • Zhang Sui | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
others | mark II • captain's skiff • captain's yacht • Academy trainer craft • unnamed Federation shuttlecraft classes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Federation, Starfleet (Kelvin timeline) |
military shuttle • passenger shuttle • Starfleet shuttle (2230s) |