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Offline RCgothic

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Re: Prime just had an idea.
« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2008, 11:51:22 AM »
regarding aerodynamic designs in space: Shape doesn't really matter. The following design considerations are good reasons though:

Good warp field design.
Nebulas/atmospheric flight on occasion.
Low attack profile.
Smooth/curved better repels impacts, equipment less vulnerable.
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Re: Prime just had an idea.
« Reply #21 on: August 29, 2008, 12:31:10 PM »
The Warp Field structure is perfectly sound. I'm trying to follow Roddenberry's rules. Because the ship's nacelles can't see each other at all, there's two coils per nacelle (Essentially 4 nacelles).

Atmospheric flight for a ship of this size would require an immense amount of energy, and if the shields were to give way, the ship would just fall to pieces.

As for the attack profile, I'm thinking with the advanced sensor array and the fact it's going to be in a fleet most of the time, I won't be worrying about this.

The ship will be somewhat curved, but not as rounded as the Excalibur is. I haven't done any work on her yet because I'm still trying to get it down right on paper.
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"The design is clearly ancient... Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago."

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Re: Prime just had an idea.
« Reply #22 on: August 29, 2008, 12:49:05 PM »
I suggest changing the name of this topic. One idea has developed into many more!
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2008, 12:54:46 PM »
There, how's that? Maybe a poll too, depends on if I can't decide on a name or not by the morning.
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"The design is clearly ancient... Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago."

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...Probably not, but the number I get(379.6m) could be considered ?original intent,? a term that I think I will be using from now on, and ?canon? be damned.

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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2008, 12:59:03 PM »
Poll on names, hmm? Choices:
Caliburn
Avalon

Uh, I tink we need more names. And nothing like Pumpernickel.
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2008, 01:00:55 PM »
Nah, I quite like both the names, having more would just leave me more confused than I am.
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...Probably not, but the number I get(379.6m) could be considered ?original intent,? a term that I think I will be using from now on, and ?canon? be damned.

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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2008, 01:02:11 PM »
Just an idea, Pendragon?
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #27 on: August 29, 2008, 01:04:13 PM »
Quote from: USS Prime on August 29, 2008, 01:00:55 PM
Nah, I quite like both the names, having more would just leave me more confused than I am.

How about both names.

And I like Avalon the best.
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2008, 01:09:08 PM »
Yeah! One of them would be the class of ship though (i'm guessing) so we still need to decide.
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2008, 01:10:26 PM »
I'd say Avalon Class USS Caliburn would be pretty cool.
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"The design is clearly ancient... Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago."

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Quote from: Rick Sternbach, on the topic of the Galor Class' length
...Probably not, but the number I get(379.6m) could be considered ?original intent,? a term that I think I will be using from now on, and ?canon? be damned.

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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2008, 01:11:09 PM »
Quote from: USS Prime on August 29, 2008, 01:10:26 PM
I'd say Avalon Class USS Caliburn would be pretty cool.

Yup! Change the name of the thread again!
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #31 on: August 29, 2008, 01:11:56 PM »
Soonish. I want to wait a bit and see that I'm actually gonna stick with it.
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"The design is clearly ancient... Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago."

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Quote from: Rick Sternbach, on the topic of the Galor Class' length
...Probably not, but the number I get(379.6m) could be considered ?original intent,? a term that I think I will be using from now on, and ?canon? be damned.

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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #32 on: August 29, 2008, 01:14:50 PM »
If anything, I don't see the names being the other way round. Current name has more of a ring to it. Also, it goes alphabetically e.g. A-C. :D
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #33 on: August 29, 2008, 01:18:55 PM »
How about USS Cochrane for the second ship of the class? Naming it Cochrane would be a throwback to, for example, naming an American flagship USS George Washington.
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #34 on: August 29, 2008, 01:21:32 PM »
I think we trying to stick to Arthurian names here? Thats the general impression I got.
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #35 on: August 29, 2008, 02:15:23 PM »
Cochrane has been done if I recall.. I was actually thinking of modelling the Cochrane from TOS, it's a very different look, that's for sure. If the ship does get textured though, I'm sure blanks could be arranged. :D
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"The design is clearly ancient... Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago."

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...Probably not, but the number I get(379.6m) could be considered ?original intent,? a term that I think I will be using from now on, and ?canon? be damned.

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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #36 on: August 29, 2008, 02:49:51 PM »
Quote from: USS Prime on August 29, 2008, 01:10:26 PM
I'd say Avalon Class USS Caliburn would be pretty cool.

Calibur class USS Cervantes de Leon sounds better :P
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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #37 on: August 29, 2008, 03:38:32 PM »
Quote from: NeoKaede on August 29, 2008, 02:49:51 PM
Quote from: USS Prime on August 29, 2008, 01:10:26 PM
I'd say Avalon Class USS Caliburn would be pretty cool.

Calibur class USS Cervantes de Leon sounds better :P

Damn, why don't I just call it the USS Algol? :P Cervantes weilded the Edge though, never the Calibur.
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"The design is clearly ancient... Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago."

Quote from: JimmyB76
der-ner-ner-ner-ner ..... der-ner-ner-ner-ner .....
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Quote from: Rick Sternbach, on the topic of the Galor Class' length
...Probably not, but the number I get(379.6m) could be considered ?original intent,? a term that I think I will be using from now on, and ?canon? be damned.

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Re: Unnamed Fed Command craft WIP
« Reply #38 on: August 29, 2008, 10:32:01 PM »
I think that only class names should be Arthurian. For the actual ships, certain important figures in the history of the galaxy (NOT restricted to the Federation) should be chosen as names.

Examples:

USS Zefram Cochrane (re-suggestion)
USS Jonathan Archer
USS Christopher Pike
USS Harry Morrow
USS Sarek

*Kirk has not been included because of his history as a rebel. I am sure that the Starfleet admiralty would not be willing to name a ship in the honor of a man who blatantly defied Starfleet regulations whenever it suited him; imagine the fit the Klingons would have if they did!
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Re: Prime just had an idea.
« Reply #39 on: August 29, 2008, 10:48:02 PM »
Quote from: Dalekanium2 on August 28, 2008, 11:01:20 AM
Shame that Arthur didn't give his shield a name isn't it?

Not sure where I read it, but wasn't his shield's name Aegis? I think that's what he called it in Morte d'Arture, and we just finished that in AP English.
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