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| [[image:shuttlebay.jpg|frame|A Starfleet Shuttlebay. Note the [[Type 6 class]] shuttle under repair on the left and the flight control booth above.]]
| | == Summary == |
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| The '''shuttlebay''' (variously called the flight deck, hangar deck, or shuttlecraft bay) is a facility on a ship or station where auxiliary craft are launched, received, stored, and maintained. These craft can include shuttlepods, shuttles, runabouts, workbees, and on some classes, fighters. Shuttlebays can be small enough for a [http://www.utopiaplanitia.info/interiors/Original%20Files/defiantshuttlebay.jpg single craft] (such as this on the [[Defiant class]]) or large enough to take up an entire deck (or more). These bays are typically double-wall [[duranium]] in [[Federation]] vessels, with reinforced decks to stand the punishment of flight operations. They are normally shielded in case of accidents to protect the rest of the ship. Shuttlebays are usually designed with a flight deck, a flight operations booth, [[Auxiliary Craft Maintenance]]/refueling areas, hangers, [[Equipment Storage]], and [[Weapons Locker]]s included. [[Starbase]]s, carriers, and larger ships may also have [[Auxiliary craft elevator]]s, a [[Flight Control Operations]] bay, and pilot ready rooms. They also typically have more than one shuttlebay.
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| The space doors on a shuttlebay are triple-layered compressible extruded [[duranium]], while inner doors are lightweight neofoam sheeting in an expanded [[tritanium]] frame. They are usually kept closed, and are replaced with an annular force field when a shuttlecraft was about to land or to be launched. This force field can be penetrated by the shuttlecraft itself, while it prevents decompression of the shuttlebay. Most shuttlebays were equipped with a [[Tractor beam|tractor beam emitter]] in order to facilitate the landing procedure.
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| It is standard operating procedure on [[Starfleet]] ships and stations that at least 1/3rd of all auxiliary craft be kept at flight-ready status at all times. Flight operations are directed by the [[Flight Control Officer]] on duty, while responsibility for the bay itself belongs to the [[Shuttlebay Manager]].
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| Shuttlebays are not only used for auxiliary flight operations. They have multiple usages designed into them, such as emergency evacuation centers, triage areas for mass casualties, and secondary [[Cargo Bay]]s to name a few.
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| See also [[Drop Bay]]
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| [[Category:Starship area]][[Category:Auxiliary craft]]
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 19 April 2020
