Post by Dave on Feb 5, 2012 21:27:17 GMT -9
This is the sort of thing I do for fun. This might end up being used to create some kind of product -- almost certainly not a paper model -- but really, it's just for the fun of it. I'll probably add more to this over time. At the very least, I want to add some more gribbly bits on the outside. I might also create some alternate deck plans.
So this ship is designed to be a long-range commercial space tug. It can also converted into a rescue ship, private transport or light freighter. It's a spacebound vehicle, never intended to land on solid ground.
STRUCTURE
Height 48 feet
Width 25 feet
Length 121 feet not including forward antennae, 142 feet overall
3 decks (A, B, C from highest to lowest), plus a crane operator's blister on top
CREW
Minimum 2 (captain, engineer)
Recommended 6 (captain, mate, engineer, medic, 2 deckhands)
STANDARD GEAR
Four ion thrusters provide excellent towing capacity. These are parabolic drives, very slow to warm up and providing weak acceleration, but steady and reliable for long trips.
Electricity comes from a 300Mw antimatter power plant, with a 10Mw emergency battery.
Sensor array comprised of decommissioned military hardware modified for general use. A tug like this is expected to make long trips off the established spacelanes to look for lost, often powered-down ships in the void. That takes very sensitive equipment and skilled operators. The energy requirements, training and expensive licensing required for most of these sensors means that they're often removed by private owners.
Crane boom minimum length (folded) 107 feet, maximum length (telescoped) 168 feet, rated for microgravity use only, with universal joint for a variety of graspers.
Standard mounting points and tethers.
10-person airlock safety rated for rescue operations and salvage operations.
A look into the crane operator's blister, with the roof removed:
Cutaway views of Deck A, the topmost. Foremost is a small ladderway access area between Deck B and the crane blister. There is a medical/science lab, and an intensive care room (mostly used by the onboard medic for taking naps or some quiet reading). The remaining area is for general storage, mostly foodstuffs. This area is often converted into additional cabins, medical theaters, machine shop or general cargo hold.
Medical bay and intensive care room:
Ladderway access room to the crane:
Deck B. At the fore is the wheelhouse, where the captain has good visibility. There is also a station for the ship's mate here. Behind this is a small hub with a ladder access up to the crane blister. Moving aft along the corridor is the mate's cabin, the head, (toilet, shower), a 4-bunk cabin, and the galley. Part of the engine room is also located on this deck, accessible by a ladder from Deck C.
A closer look at the wheelhouse:
The galley:
Deck C, the lowermost.
At the fore is the captain's cabin and personal commode.
Behind this is the airlock, and the engine room at the rear.
In addition to having a ladder up to the engine compartment on Deck B, the engine room has a crawlspace that leads toward the life support and sensor equipment at the front of the ship.
So this ship is designed to be a long-range commercial space tug. It can also converted into a rescue ship, private transport or light freighter. It's a spacebound vehicle, never intended to land on solid ground.
STRUCTURE
Height 48 feet
Width 25 feet
Length 121 feet not including forward antennae, 142 feet overall
3 decks (A, B, C from highest to lowest), plus a crane operator's blister on top
CREW
Minimum 2 (captain, engineer)
Recommended 6 (captain, mate, engineer, medic, 2 deckhands)
STANDARD GEAR
Four ion thrusters provide excellent towing capacity. These are parabolic drives, very slow to warm up and providing weak acceleration, but steady and reliable for long trips.
Electricity comes from a 300Mw antimatter power plant, with a 10Mw emergency battery.
Sensor array comprised of decommissioned military hardware modified for general use. A tug like this is expected to make long trips off the established spacelanes to look for lost, often powered-down ships in the void. That takes very sensitive equipment and skilled operators. The energy requirements, training and expensive licensing required for most of these sensors means that they're often removed by private owners.
Crane boom minimum length (folded) 107 feet, maximum length (telescoped) 168 feet, rated for microgravity use only, with universal joint for a variety of graspers.
Standard mounting points and tethers.
10-person airlock safety rated for rescue operations and salvage operations.
A look into the crane operator's blister, with the roof removed:
Cutaway views of Deck A, the topmost. Foremost is a small ladderway access area between Deck B and the crane blister. There is a medical/science lab, and an intensive care room (mostly used by the onboard medic for taking naps or some quiet reading). The remaining area is for general storage, mostly foodstuffs. This area is often converted into additional cabins, medical theaters, machine shop or general cargo hold.
Medical bay and intensive care room:
Ladderway access room to the crane:
Deck B. At the fore is the wheelhouse, where the captain has good visibility. There is also a station for the ship's mate here. Behind this is a small hub with a ladder access up to the crane blister. Moving aft along the corridor is the mate's cabin, the head, (toilet, shower), a 4-bunk cabin, and the galley. Part of the engine room is also located on this deck, accessible by a ladder from Deck C.
A closer look at the wheelhouse:
The galley:
Deck C, the lowermost.
At the fore is the captain's cabin and personal commode.
Behind this is the airlock, and the engine room at the rear.
In addition to having a ladder up to the engine compartment on Deck B, the engine room has a crawlspace that leads toward the life support and sensor equipment at the front of the ship.
Spent two 'fun' hours last night unclogging a heat break tube (the nozzle was a lost cause and replaced). Stupid bowden tube slipped and molten plastic spilled up into the heat break tube and congealed.