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| − | Though the script for ''Insurrection'' did not call specifically for a new shuttle design, a new one, carried aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, was designed, as it was so instrumental for the scene where it battled the [[Federation mission scoutship]]. [[John Eaves]], credited as Illustrator for the feature, and eventual designer, noted, "''For the shuttle, I just tried to follow the ''Enterprise'' lines, so it's got a real sleek, aerodynamic look. The aerodynamics don't really matter to the space part of it, but when it is in atmospheric flight, you get a real nice dimension – a kind of corvettey, kind of streamlined look – that echoed the ''Enterprise''. That's where that shape came through.(...)At one point we were thinking about kind of making a unifold out of the shuttle, so the traditional [[nacelle]]s were folded within the shape of the ship. It didn't look as good. It had a nice look to it, but it didn't say 'shuttlecraft' like having the nacelles separate does, so we went with a more traditional yet real streamlined look to it. We also went with the standard colors that had been used on TV and in the last film, so it has that kind of beige-tan color.''" ({{STTM|1|4}}, p. 29) Eaves has added, "''The previous shuttles were a bit more stocky, sort of designed to match the ''Enterprise''-D, with that really rounding kind of organic flow to it. But this one has more of an aerodynamic design, like the E. It's much more streamlined, kind of speed-car design to match the new ''Enterprise'''s sleekness.''" (''[[Star Trek: Action!]]'', p. 190) |
+ | Though the script for ''Insurrection'' did not call specifically for a new shuttle design, a new one, carried aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, was designed, as it was so instrumental for the scene where it battled the [[Federation mission scoutship]]. [[John Eaves]], credited as Illustrator for the feature, and eventual designer, noted, "''For the shuttle, I just tried to follow the ''Enterprise'' lines, so it's got a real sleek, aerodynamic look. The aerodynamics don't really matter to the space part of it, but when it is in atmospheric flight, you get a real nice dimension – a kind of corvettey, kind of streamlined look – that echoed the ''Enterprise''. That's where that shape came through.(...)At one point we were thinking about kind of making a unifold out of the shuttle, so the traditional [[nacelle]]s were folded within the shape of the ship. It didn't look as good. It had a nice look to it, but it didn't say 'shuttlecraft' like having the nacelles separate does, so we went with a more traditional yet real streamlined look to it. We also went with the standard colors that had been used on TV and in the last film, so it has that kind of beige-tan color.''" ({{STTM|1|4}}, p. 29) Eaves has added, "''The previous shuttles were a bit more stocky, sort of designed to match the ''Enterprise''-D, with that really rounding kind of organic flow to it. But this one has more of an aerodynamic design, like the E. It's much more streamlined, kind of speed-car design to match the new ''Enterprise'''s sleekness.''" (''[[Star Trek: Action!]]'', p. 190) Eaves, according to the annotations on his design sketches, has worked on the design from January through March 1998. |
Eaves re-visited his design as he has included four shuttles of this type in the shuttlebay of the ''Enterprise''-E in the December depiction of the [[Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2011)]] calendar. One of these shuttles is named the ''Galileo''. |
Eaves re-visited his design as he has included four shuttles of this type in the shuttlebay of the ''Enterprise''-E in the December depiction of the [[Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2011)]] calendar. One of these shuttles is named the ''Galileo''. |
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The Type 11 was a shuttlecraft type used by Starfleet in the latter half of the 24th century.
Physical arrangement
This type of shuttlecraft had two engine nacelles attached to the ventral sides of the main body of the shuttlecraft. The cockpit had one large forward facing window and two smaller windows on each side of the craft.
This shuttle type was also equipped with dorsal docking clamps and an airlock. Shuttles were also able to fire tachyon bursts from the rear of the craft.
Interior
The cockpit
The cockpit of a Type 11 shuttle had two forward facing seats positioned side by side. There was also one seat on each side of the craft behind the pilot seats. A transporter was located in the rear of the cockpit. (Star Trek: Insurrection)
Shuttles of this type
Appendices
Background information
The designation type for this shuttlecraft was not given in the film, however some background sources use the term "Type-11 shuttlecraft". One of these sources is the production illustrator John Eaves. [1]
The interior of the shuttle was a modification of the runabout set used primarily on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Studio model
Until the re-invented Star Trek film of 2009, Star Trek: Insurrection, tied with Star Trek: The Motion Picture, TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", and Star Trek: First Contact, has been the Star Trek live-action production that introduced the most new space faring designs at once, eight each, the type-11 shuttlecraft being one of them.
Design
Eaves' Type-11 shuttlecraft design
Though the script for Insurrection did not call specifically for a new shuttle design, a new one, carried aboard the USS Enterprise-E, was designed, as it was so instrumental for the scene where it battled the Federation mission scoutship. John Eaves, credited as Illustrator for the feature, and eventual designer, noted, "For the shuttle, I just tried to follow the Enterprise lines, so it's got a real sleek, aerodynamic look. The aerodynamics don't really matter to the space part of it, but when it is in atmospheric flight, you get a real nice dimension – a kind of corvettey, kind of streamlined look – that echoed the Enterprise. That's where that shape came through.(...)At one point we were thinking about kind of making a unifold out of the shuttle, so the traditional nacelles were folded within the shape of the ship. It didn't look as good. It had a nice look to it, but it didn't say 'shuttlecraft' like having the nacelles separate does, so we went with a more traditional yet real streamlined look to it. We also went with the standard colors that had been used on TV and in the last film, so it has that kind of beige-tan color." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 4, p. 29) Eaves has added, "The previous shuttles were a bit more stocky, sort of designed to match the Enterprise-D, with that really rounding kind of organic flow to it. But this one has more of an aerodynamic design, like the E. It's much more streamlined, kind of speed-car design to match the new Enterprise's sleekness." (Star Trek: Action!, p. 190) Eaves, according to the annotations on his design sketches, has worked on the design from January through March 1998.
Eaves re-visited his design as he has included four shuttles of this type in the shuttlebay of the Enterprise-E in the December depiction of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2011) calendar. One of these shuttles is named the Galileo.
CGI model
Detailed scale-comparison engineering drawings by Eaves
For Insurrection, the producers decided to complete the transition into the digital realm and that this feature would be the first movie completely without the time honored motion control model photography. However, in this stage of the technique, that meant that the CGI-workload had to be divided between two VFX-houses, Santa Barbara Studios for the outer space shots, and Blue Sky/VIFX for the planet bound effects. As the Type-11 shuttlecraft first appeared in outer space, the model and effects of it were executed for this film by Santa Barbara Studios in the Maya CGI software. (Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models, issue 34, p. 29) A relatively early outing at the time into the realm of CGI, solicited the following remark of Eaves, "The CGI guys needed every possible line drawing. They wanted all the details in advance–which differed from the way I usually work with traditional modelmakers, leaving areas open for them to contribute. But Santa Barbara did not want to have to go through an approval process on every aspect of these ships–which made sense, because there wasn't time to make that happen while still getting the ships modeled and animated and rendered out. It was a learning experience for me to provide these detailed technical drawings." (Cinefex, issue 77, p. 72) Detailed scale comparison charts, originating from this desire has made Eaves set the in-universe dimensions of the Type-11 shuttlecraft at 54×29 feet.
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