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==Venturestar== | ==Venturestar== | ||
| − | Once the initial rush of manufacturing had tailed off, Albr Corp saw the opportunity to make more money with a civilian version. | + | Once the initial rush of manufacturing the AC33 (Dropstar) had tailed off, Albr Corp saw the opportunity to make more money with a civilian version. |
The original design was edited, removing the large engines and fitting regular more economical versions (which also drastically improved cargo space), and also adding crew cabins and finishing the interior with less sparse fittings. | The original design was edited, removing the large engines and fitting regular more economical versions (which also drastically improved cargo space), and also adding crew cabins and finishing the interior with less sparse fittings. | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 3 July 2014
| Venturestar - Medium Freighter File:Shipclass med cargo.png | ||
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| Manufacturer | Albr Corp | |
| Ship statistics | ||
| Price | 1346000 Cr | |
| Hull Mass | 200 t | |
| Capacity | 500 t | |
| Cargo capacity | {{{cargo_capacity}}} t | |
| Crew | min. 3 | max. 5 |
| Equipment | ||
| Hyperdrive mount | yes | Default class: 4 |
| Scoop mounts | {{{max_scoop_mounts}}} | |
| Max cabins | {{{max_cabins}}} | |
| Weapon mounts | {{{max_weapons}}} | |
| Max missiles | {{{max_missiles}}} | |
| DeltaV | ||
| Fuel tank capacity | 200 t | |
| Exhaust Velocity | empty: 17661km/s full: 6403km/s km/s | |
| deltaV | empty: {{{deltav_empty}}} km/s | full: {{{deltav_full}}} km/s |
| Acceleration | ||
| Forward acceleration | empty: {{{forward_accel_empty}}} G | full: {{{forward_accel_full}}} G |
| Reverse acceleration | empty: {{{reverse_accel_empty}}} G | full: {{{reverse_accel_full}}} G |
| Up acceleration | empty: {{{up_accel_empty}}} G | full: {{{up_accel_full}}} G |
| Down acceleration | empty: {{{down_accel_empty}}} G | full: {{{down_accel_full}}} G |
| Lateral acceleration | empty: {{{lateral_accel_empty}}} G | full: {{{lateral_accel_full}}} G |
| Angular acceleration | empty: {{{angular_accel_empty}}} | full: {{{angular_accel_full}}} |
| Atmospheric characteristics | ||
| Atmo. shield mount | {{{atmo_shield}}} | |
| Atmo. pressure limit | {{{atmo_pressure_limit}}} atm | |
| Lift coefficient | {{{lift_coef}}} | |
| Aerodynamic stability | {{{aero_stability}}} | |
| Frontal drag | {{{front_drag}}} | |
| Sideways drag | {{{side_drag}}} | |
| Top drag | {{{top_drag}}} | |
Venturestar
Once the initial rush of manufacturing the AC33 (Dropstar) had tailed off, Albr Corp saw the opportunity to make more money with a civilian version. The original design was edited, removing the large engines and fitting regular more economical versions (which also drastically improved cargo space), and also adding crew cabins and finishing the interior with less sparse fittings.
Improvements and changes
Initial uptake of the Venturestar was not as high as expected, so after a few months of very low sales, the design was modified to add the same main engine nozzles (the cooling fins of the Dropstar are now redundant with normal engines) and wing end plates as the Dropstar, giving it a more utilitarian look.
The advertising campaign was stepped up to market the Venturestar as a military grade civilian freighter which set it apart from all the other similar ships which were marketed as "Luxury" freighters.
These small changes, as superficial as they were, pushed the Venturestar from obscurity to being a ship that can be found throughout the known galaxy.
