Type 7 Shuttle

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Universe :	Prime Timeline
Affiliation :	Federation
Class Name :	Type 7 Shuttle
Type :	Shuttlecraft
Unit Run :	Feynman [1] - Active Hawking [2] - Active NCC 1701-D/01 Sakharov [3] - Active NCC 1701-D/10 D'Alison [4] - Active NCC 67016/07 Kotoi [5] - Destroyed [6] plus 6,427 others built in total. 2,105 have been lost in all.
Commissioned :	2359 - present
Dimensions :	Length : 8.5 m [7] Beam : 3.6 m [8] Height : 2.7 m [8] Decks : 1
Mass :	3.96 [8] metric tons
Crew :	1 [9], plus 6 passengers in standard model, 2 in diplomatic model [9]
Armament :	, total output 200 TeraWatts
Defence Systems :	Standard shield system, total capacity 27,000 TeraJoules Light Duranium / Tritanium Single hull. Low level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds (TNG scale) :	Normal Cruise : 1.5 Maximum Cruise : 1.7 Maximum Rated : 1.75 [8] for 48 [8] hours.
Strength Indices : (Galaxy class = 1,000)	Beam Firepower : 4 Torpedo Firepower : - Weapon Range and Accuracy : 10 Shield Strength : 10 Hull Armour : 3.13 Speed : 3 Combat Manoeuvrability : 22,050
Overall Strength Index :	32
Diplomatic Capability :	2
Expected Hull Life :	45
Refit Cycle :	Minor : 1 year Standard : 1 years Major : 15 years

Notes

The Type 7 was introduced to a larger and heavier counterpart to the Type 6. In common with the 6, the Type 7 has a Duranium Tritanium hull which has greatly increased the strength and durability of the structure. The computer and sensor suite is also of a more advanced generation than those of the preceeding Types. The Type six continues in production, although the advent of the new field=replicatable shuttle models capable of vastly higher warp speeds is likely to cut the projected production of a further 700+ units drastically.

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TNG	6	Chain of Command, Part 2
2	TNG	4	The Host
3	TNG	2	Unnatural Selection
4	TNG	2	The Child
5			Visible on the shooting model
6	TNG	4	The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2
7			Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual	Stated on page 161.
8			Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual
9			Generic official information

Comments

There isn't that much to say about this one; it's one of the TNG-era craft, and appears to have been purpose designed for that show rather than being a modification of a TOS shuttle like the Type 6. The capabilities are very limited, most especially the speed; warp 1.75 works out to 6.45 x c, at which speed crossing one light year would take over 56 days - crossing one sector (20 light years) would take 3.1 years! Given this, it seems that the Type 6 and 7 are intended to make interplanetary trips faster than their sub-warp cousins, rather than being interstellar ships in their own right.

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Last updated : 22 Dec 2021

Series :	TNG Season 6
Episode :	Chain of Command, Part 2

Series :	TNG Season 4
Episode :	The Host

Series :	TNG Season 2
Episode :	Unnatural Selection

Series :	TNG Season 2
Episode :	The Child

Series :	TNG Season 4
Episode :	The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2

Book :	Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual
Comment :	Stated on page 161.