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Onizuka, a type-15 shuttlepod.
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet
Length: 3.6 meters
Crew: 2 pilots, 1 passenger
First seen: 2365
Onizuka interior

The type-15 shuttlepod was a Federation shuttlepod carried by Starfleet starships, a small version of Starfleet's larger shuttlecraft.

Service history

The type-15 shuttlepods were introduced sometime prior to 2365. They were part of the standard shuttle complement on Template:ShipClass, Template:ShipClass, and Template:ShipClass starships. (TNG: "Time Squared", "Identity Crisis"; DS9: "Second Sight")

Technical data

Two long range 500 millicochrane impulse driver engines were contained within nacelles on either side of the shuttlepod. The shuttle was also equipped with eight DeFi 657 hot gas RCS microfusion thrusters. Additional power was provided by three krellide power cells. (TNG: "In Theory", "Descent") While normally specified as an impulse-driven craft, (TNG: "Time Squared") some of these vessels were outfitted with low-capacity warp drives. (TNG: "The Mind's Eye") The type-15 shuttlepod was also equipped with two type IV phaser emitters for defense.

The normal flight crew was two pilots, although the shuttle could easily be operated by a single being. The ship also had a small cargo space, which could be used for carrying supplies. The cargo area was loaded and accessed through a hatch in the back of the craft. (TNG: "The Most Toys") The type-15 was not normally outfitted to carry passengers, but a bench could be installed in the cargo area for a single crewperson. In this configuration, the cargo hatch served as an emergency egress point, which could be blown away by explosive charges. (TNG: "Power Play")

File:Type-15 shuttlepod rear.jpg

The open rear hatch of a type-15 shuttlepod

List of Type-15 shuttlepods

USS Aries

USS Enterprise-D

USS Prometheus

Background

The shuttlepod was designed by Rick Sternbach and Richard McKenzie and the miniature was constructed by Tony Meininger. It was introduced in the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation to alleviate the costs associated with building exteriors and mockups of the larger, more elaborate types of warp-capable passenger shuttles. The exterior of the type-7 shuttlecraft, built for TNG: "Unnatural Selection", was not entirely convincing and could be shot from limited angles. These ships were designed to carry fewer people, and had slower speeds. Originally intended to be impulse-only, as specified by Riker in TNG: "Time Squared", dramatic requirements often had the shuttles traveling long distances that would require warp speeds, so we must assume that certain craft shown traveling long distances were fitted with some sort of warp drive. The type-15 designation was never spoken on screen, but was derived from background graphics and artwork, reiterated by the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual.

By the fifth season of TNG, the shuttlepod was joined by the larger type-6 shuttlecraft, which also had a full-scale mock-up which matched its filming miniature. The interior set of the shuttlepod was also reused for the type-18 shuttlepod in DS9: "The Search, Part I", "The Search, Part II" and "Destiny".

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