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| [[Image:Aeroshuttle.jpg|350px|right]]
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| The Aeroshuttle (or AeroWing) was a large shuttle attached to the underside of the primary hull of the Intrepid-class starships.
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| A graphic of the Aeroshuttle also appeared in Daniels' Temporal Observatory while it was being viewed by Captain Archer and T'Pol in 2152. (ENT: "Future Tense")
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| In 2376, Dala and Zar, posing as Captain Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay, showed Varn a schematic of the USS Voyager (or "the mothership", as they called it) which identified the "AeroWing Dropship" on a master systems display-like diagram. (VOY: "Live Fast and Prosper")
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| ==Background==
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| ===History and Specifications===
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| The AeroWing name, as well as many of the above references were derived from the VOY writer's guidebook, '''Star Trek: Voyager Technical Guide Version 1.0.'''
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| According to this source, when detached, the Aeroshuttle was capable of atmospheric flight as well as interstellar travel at speeds up to warp 3. The Aeroshuttle cockpit is designed for a crew of four.
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| Rick Sternbach's '''Star Trek: The Magazine''' article, '''''"Intrepid-Class Lineage"''''' noted that "The Aeroshuttle was the only upgraded component to the [[Intrepid Class]] that remained in the development cycle long after the other major systems had been frozen and released for fabrication and assembly."
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| "Based on the existing Starfleet runabout platform, the Aeroshuttle was given a 450 percent increase in atmospheric flight and hover endurance over standard shuttlecraft. This was accomplished through the use of hybrid microfusion and EM driven airflow coil engines."
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| "Although the Aeroshuttle spaceframe and basic systems were completed by Stardate 46875.3, final outfitting of mission-specific hardware was delayed until simulations and flight testing with the USS Intrepid could be completed."
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| [[Category: Engineering]] [[Category: Federation Support Craft]]
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Latest revision as of 08:01, 18 January 2009