A small, cheap runabout usable in a multitude of roles from lifeboat to cargo shuttle. Typically carrying 22 passengers and half a DT of cargo, this is a ubiquitous craft.
Crew: 2 Total. 1 Command and Control, 1 Maintenance.
Hull: 5-ton VGSL, Light Frame, Very Cheap Materials, Durasteel (Expensive) Armored Hull (DR 100), Standard Compartmentalization.
Control Areas: Cockpit/Systems(33/37/23, 100/20/-, Complexity 5).
Engineering: Sm Maneuver Drive(0.73 / 0.83 Gs, 15 stons thrust), 8.3 Man-Hours/day Maintenance.
Accommodations: 2 Passenger Seating(22 Passengers).
Stores: 0.5 Hold.
Statistics: EMass 18.14 stons, LMass 20.64 stons, Cost MCr3.02, HP 900, Damage Threshold 180, Size Mod 5, HT 12, CP 3.
Performance: Acc 0.73 / 0.83 Gs, Stall Speed 69 mph, Airspeed 969 mph, Skimming Airspeed 2,739 mph, Aerostatic Lift 15 stons, Ground Speed 378 mph, Takeoff Run 0.04 mi, Landing Run 0.03 mi.
Sample Times : Orbit 0.31 Hrs, Escape Velocity 0.44 Hrs, 100D 7.49 Hrs, Earth-Mars 128.6 Hrs.
Options:
All times are Earth Std, Full Load.
100D and Earth-Mars assume mid-point turnover.
Copyright © 2000 by John B Stone