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The Ariel class shuttle is an obsolete type slowly being replaced in the United Worlds Commonwealth. Examples of the Ariel can still be found however within the UWC. The Ariel was designed as a short range shuttle for use between orbit and a world surface. Its AZHRAE thruster allows the craft to be tailored for differing conditions. External boosters are also able to be used by the class when internal fuel would be insufficient to achieve orbit. |
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| General Data | ||
| Displacement: 50 tons | Hull Armour: 10 | |
| Length: 22.4 meters | Volume: 700 cubic meters | |
| Price: MCr38.083463 | Target Size: VS | |
| Configuration: Cylinder AF | Tech Level: 9 | |
| Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 615.1156/215.5564 tons | ||
| Engineering Data | ||
| Power Plant: 19.38Mw MHD Turbine (19.38Mw/hit), 8 hours duration (16 in atmosphere breathing mode), (0.0237Mw surplus) | ||
| G-Rating: 1G, Contra-Grav Lifters (15Mw) | ||
| G Turns: Varies, (Maximum of 10.275 minutes burn in rocket mode, 34.679 minutes in Ramjet mode and 231.191 minutes in Turbojet mode) | ||
| Maintenance: 39 | ||
| Electronics | ||
| Computer: 2xTL9 St (0.25Mw each) | ||
| Commo: 30,000km Radio (1 hex; 1Mw), 1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw) | ||
| Avionics: TL8 Avionics | ||
| Sensors: 30,000km Passive HRT Fixed Array (1 hex; 0.06Mw), 300km Radar (0 hexes; use extreme range for task difficulty in same hex; 2Mw), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.) | ||
| ECM/ECCM: None | ||
| Controls: Flight deck with 2xWorkstations, plus 1xOther Workstation | ||
| Armament: None | ||
| Accommodations | ||
| Life Support: Basic (0.07Mw) | ||
| Crew: 3 (1xEngineering, 1xElectronics, 1xManuever) | ||
| Crew Accommodations: 3xWorkstations | ||
| Passenger Accommodations: 20xSeats (adequate) | ||
| Cargo: 9.9 cubic meters, one small cargo hatch | ||
| Air Locks: 1 | ||
| Additional Fittings: None | ||
| Notes | ||
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Passenger seats may be removed, each adding 3.5 cubic meters to the cargo capacity. No fuel purification equipment fitted. Up to 385.318 cubic meters (385.318 tons) of reaction mass is carried. The power produced by the AZHRAE in rocket mode (10Mw) is not normally utilised. In Ramjet mode the AZHRAE produces 6.6667Mw, and in Turbojet mode 4Mw, this power is used to supplement the MHD turbine when it is possible to do so. |
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| Area | Surface Hits | Internal Explosion | Systems |
| 1 | 1-19:Ant | Elec | ELS-1H, |
| 2 | 1-2:Elec,3-20:Hold | LS-1H, | |
| 3 | 1:AL | 1-2:Elec,3-20:Hold | MD-1H, |
| 4-5,8-9,11-15 | Hold | PP-1H, | |
| 6-7 | Qtrs | CG-(4h), | |
| 10 | 1-9:Qtrs,10-20:Hold | Radar-(4h), | |
| 16-17 | 1-13:Eng,14-20:Hold | All others-(1h) | |
| 18-19 | 1-4:CH | 1-13:Eng,14-20:Hold | |
| 20 | Eng |
