Xylophis

Xylophis - Light cargo shuttle
Manufacturer	OPLI-Barnard Inc.
Ship statistics
Price	16,872 Cr
Hull Mass	5 t
Capacity	10 t
Cargo capacity	10 t
Crew	min. 1	max. 2
Equipment
Hyperdrive mount	yes	Default class: 0
Scoop mounts	0
Max cabins	1
Weapon mounts	1
Max missiles	0
DeltaV
Fuel tank capacity	4 t
Exhaust Velocity	9,900 km/s
deltaV	empty: 5,819 km/s	full: 2,340 km/s
Acceleration
Forward acceleration	empty: 1.5 G	full: 1.5 G
Reverse acceleration	empty: 1.5 G	full: 1.34 G
Up acceleration	empty: 2 G	full: 1.34 G
Down acceleration	empty: 1 G	full: 0.8 G
Lateral acceleration	empty: 1 G	full: 0.8 G
Angular acceleration	empty: -	full: -
Atmospheric characteristics
Atmo. shield mount	yes
Atmo. pressure limit	3 atm
Lift coefficient	0
Aerodynamic stability	0.25
Frontal drag	0.56
Sideways drag	0.84
Top drag	0.95

Description

The smallest and lightest vessel from the OPLI shipyard. A simply built, easy to operate light shuttle mainly intended for short station to station or station to ship hops.

The Xylophis is hyperspace capable, but only barely. Which allows for short interstellar trips.

As with any OPLI-Barnard ships, Xylophis is easy to maintain, but it needs frequent maintenance. Upgrading and tuning is difficult because the space is limited. Despite its limitations, the ship became a favorite among space enthusiast who want a cheap ship to fly around once in a while.

Currently, this is the beginner ship for the pilots who begin their journey at Barnard's Star.

Role

It's main role is low range intra-system shuttle and courier. With a hyperdrive installed it can be used for fun flights to other systems or to hop away from enemies to a safe system. Due to its size it can't be efficiently used for a lot of purposes but its size makes it more difficult to detect and in asteroid field it is nearly impossible to get it. It can occasionally be seen in Solar Federation space, in independent systems its popularity is a bit lower. It's not a common sight in CIW space. In fact OPLI-Barnard ships are disliked because they are produced with penal labor.

Notes

Xylophis is a good ship for people with low demands. It is often used by hobbyists and people interested in space because it is small, easy to control and dependable. Like most other OPLI ships it has a wide margin of error, so it's ideal starter craft. Its main drawback is the very small cargo space.