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[[Image:ShuttleCochrane.jpg|thumb|Class 2 shuttle]]
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[[File:Cochrane (shuttlecraft).jpg|thumb|Forward view]]__NOTOC__
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[[File:Class 2 shuttle crash-landed in Arizona.jpg|thumb|Aft view]]
[[Image:Intrepid shuttlebay fury.jpg|thumb|Two class-2 shuttlecraft in ''Voyager'''s shuttlebay]]
 
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[[File:Class 2 shuttles in Intrepid class hangar.jpg|thumb|Two class-2 shuttles in an {{Class|Intrepid}} [[hangar]]]]
The '''class-2 shuttle''', also referred to as a '''type-9 shuttlecraft''', was an [[auxiliary space vessel]] utilized by [[Starfleet]] for use as an [[shuttlecraft|embarked craft]] from [[starship]]s.
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The '''Class-2 shuttle''', also referred to as a '''Type-9 shuttlecraft''', was an [[auxiliary space vessel]] utilized by [[Starfleet]] for use as an [[shuttlecraft|embarked craft]] from [[starship]]s.
   
This class was widely used during the [[2360s]] by [[Starfleet Academy]], and were often the cause of "class-2 [[claustrophobia]]" for the [[cadet]]s 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|Drone}})
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This class was widely used during the [[2360s]] by [[Starfleet Academy]], and were often the cause of "[[Class 2 claustrophobia]]" for the [[cadet]]s 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|Drone}})
   
A standard class-2 shuttle has a [[maximum warp|top speed]] of [[warp factor|warp]] 4. ({{VOY|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 Class 2 shuttle to acheive high-warp engine performance, reaching significantly past warp 9. ({{VOY|Threshold}})
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A Type-9 shuttle had the [[maximum warp|top speed]] of [[warp factor|warp]] 4. ({{VOY|Resolutions}})
   
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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 Class 2 shuttle to achieve high-warp engine performance, reaching significantly past warp 9. ({{VOY|Threshold}})
As with other Starfleet shuttles of the era, these shuttles were equipped with [[phaser]]s, and can be retrofitted with with [[photon torpedo]]es. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier|Bride of Chaotica!}}, et al.)
 
   
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A Class 2 shuttle's hull is made from a [[tritanium]] alloy. ({{VOY|Threshold}})
According to Tom Paris, the decision to construct the ''[[Delta Flyer]]'' was based on the fact that "''class-2 shuttles just don't cut it in the [[Delta Quadrant]].''" Further explaining that "''we've needed something bigger and better since we got here.''" ({{VOY|Drone|Extreme Risk}})
 
   
 
As with other Starfleet shuttles of the era, these shuttles were equipped with [[phaser]]s, and can be retrofitted with [[photon torpedo]]es. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier|Renaissance Man|Bride of Chaotica!}}, ''et al.'')
==List of class-2 shuttles==
 
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According to Tom Paris, the decision to construct the ''[[Delta Flyer]]'' was based on the fact that "''class-2 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|Drone|Extreme Risk}})
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== List of class-2 shuttles ==
 
* ''[[Cochrane (shuttlecraft)|Cochrane]]''
 
* ''[[Cochrane (shuttlecraft)|Cochrane]]''
 
* ''[[Dawkins]]''
 
* ''[[Dawkins]]''
   
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==See also==
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* [[SC-4]]
===Appearances===
 
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== Appendices ==
 
=== Appearances ===
 
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**{{e|Threshold}}
 
**{{e|Threshold}}
 
**{{e|Innocence}}
 
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**{{e|Basics, Part II}}
 
**{{e|Basics, Part II}}
 
**{{e|The Swarm}}
 
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**{{e|Dark Frontier}}
 
**{{e|Dark Frontier}}
 
**{{e|Tsunkatse}}
 
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**{{e|Prophecy}}
 
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===Background===
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=== Background information ===
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This type of shuttlecraft was consistently referred to as a "class-2 shuttle" on-screen. In "Resolutions", a reference was made to a "type-9 shuttle" that was never shown in the episode. According to ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' (3rd ed p.443) the "type-9 shuttlecraft" is the class 2 shuttle. However, [[Rick Sternbach]] designed this shuttle as the "type-12 shuttlecraft". ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (p.162) used the designation type-9A to indicate a large long-range cargo shuttle.
This class was referred to by the CGI staff as the "Speedboat Shuttle," a name also adopted by fans. [[Rob Bonchune]] was among the graphic artists who worked on the graphics for this model.
 
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==== Studio model ====
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The design of the shuttle originated from the desire of the art department to introduce a "cool and sleek shuttle", but the opportunity only presented itself when {{e|Threshold}} entered pre-production. Sternbach was charged with designing the new shuttle early summer 1995. "''We knew that "cool and sleek" was going to mean long, low and streamlined, but we also had to insure that our actors could stand up inside, so the minimum ceiling height was kept at almost six feet. If we were required to make the speedboat as sleek as, say a Lotus or Ferrari automobile, they'd have to crouch inelegantly to enter their seats,''" Sternbach remembers. Working closely with production designer [[Richard James]] and set designer [[John Chichester]] in order to match interior with exterior, he was able to come up early with a design that approximated the final look of the shuttle, which was very soon dubbed by the art department staff as the "Speedboat Shuttle," a name also adopted by fans. The design was a break from the established look for Starfleet shuttles, which until then were variations of the classic box shaped design. Further detailing and refining meant that Sternbach was only able to produce blueprints in November 1995 for forwarding to [[Tony Meininger]]'s [[Brazil-Fabrication & Design]] where the physical [[studio model]] was built. Since ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' was in the middle of the process of transition to CGI, it proved to be the last physical shuttle model built for the show and no full scale mock-up was ever built. (''[[Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 5]]'')
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As of 2009, the studio model itself, having never been modified save for some additional paneling paint touch-ups, is still in the possession of [[Paramount Pictures]], having escaped the [[40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection|40 Years of ''Star Trek'']] and the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction|It's A Wrap!]] auctions, and has been on tour in displays such as the ''[[Star Trek World Tour]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Exhibition]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: The Adventure]]''. As late as 2008 it was relabeled the ''Harris'' (NCC-74665/05).[http://startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2009/04/star-trek-exhibition-in-detroit_20.html] It is not known if the model appeared under this name in an episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'', though a ''Voyager'' shuttle of that name is flown in the [[Jeri Taylor]]-penned novel ''[[Pathways]]''.
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For appearances in later seasons, a [[CGI model]] was built at [[Foundation Imaging]] where [[Rob Bonchune]] was among the artists who worked on the graphics for this model.
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=== External links ===
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*{{NCwiki|Type-9 shuttlecraft}}
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*[http://www.starshipdatalink.net/art/type12.html Designing the Type-12 Shuttlecraft] at [http://www.starshipdatalink.net/ Federation Starship Datalink]
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While consistently referred to as a "class-2 shuttle", a reference was also made in "Resolutions" that suggested that this class was known as a "type-9 shuttle." The accuracy of this suggestion remains in dispute, seeing as the type-9 referenced was never shown in said episode.
 
   
 
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Revision as of 08:45, 30 December 2014

Cochrane (shuttlecraft)

Forward view

Class 2 shuttle crash-landed in Arizona

Aft view

Class 2 shuttles in Intrepid class hangar

Two class-2 shuttles in an Intrepid-class hangar

The Class-2 shuttle, also referred to as a 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: "Drone")

A Type-9 shuttle had the top speed of warp 4. (VOY: "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 Class 2 shuttle to achieve high-warp engine performance, reaching significantly past warp 9. (VOY: "Threshold")

A Class 2 shuttle's hull is made from a tritanium alloy. (VOY: "Threshold")

As with other Starfleet shuttles of the era, these shuttles were equipped with phasers, and can be retrofitted with photon torpedoes. (VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Renaissance Man", "Bride of Chaotica!", et al.)

According to Tom Paris, the decision to construct the Delta Flyer was based on the fact that "class-2 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: "Drone", "Extreme Risk")

List of class-2 shuttles

See also

Appendices

Appearances

Background information

This type of shuttlecraft was consistently referred to as a "class-2 shuttle" on-screen. In "Resolutions", a reference was made to a "type-9 shuttle" that was never shown in the episode. According to Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed p.443) the "type-9 shuttlecraft" is the class 2 shuttle. However, Rick Sternbach designed this shuttle as the "type-12 shuttlecraft". Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (p.162) used the designation type-9A to indicate a large long-range cargo shuttle.

Studio model

The design of the shuttle originated from the desire of the art department to introduce a "cool and sleek shuttle", but the opportunity only presented itself when "Threshold" entered pre-production. Sternbach was charged with designing the new shuttle early summer 1995. "We knew that "cool and sleek" was going to mean long, low and streamlined, but we also had to insure that our actors could stand up inside, so the minimum ceiling height was kept at almost six feet. If we were required to make the speedboat as sleek as, say a Lotus or Ferrari automobile, they'd have to crouch inelegantly to enter their seats," Sternbach remembers. Working closely with production designer Richard James and set designer John Chichester in order to match interior with exterior, he was able to come up early with a design that approximated the final look of the shuttle, which was very soon dubbed by the art department staff as the "Speedboat Shuttle," a name also adopted by fans. The design was a break from the established look for Starfleet shuttles, which until then were variations of the classic box shaped design. Further detailing and refining meant that Sternbach was only able to produce blueprints in November 1995 for forwarding to Tony Meininger's Brazil-Fabrication & Design where the physical studio model was built. Since Star Trek: Voyager was in the middle of the process of transition to CGI, it proved to be the last physical shuttle model built for the show and no full scale mock-up was ever built. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 5)

As of 2009, the studio model itself, having never been modified save for some additional paneling paint touch-ups, is still in the possession of Paramount Pictures, having escaped the 40 Years of Star Trek and the It's A Wrap! auctions, and has been on tour in displays such as the Star Trek World Tour, Star Trek: The Exhibition and Star Trek: The Adventure. As late as 2008 it was relabeled the Harris (NCC-74665/05).[1] It is not known if the model appeared under this name in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, though a Voyager shuttle of that name is flown in the Jeri Taylor-penned novel Pathways.

For appearances in later seasons, a CGI model was built at Foundation Imaging where Rob Bonchune was among the artists who worked on the graphics for this model.

External links