IIRC, one of the issues with the Flyer was that it wouldn't have fitted through the hangar door. But then, Voyager's door was rather narrow compared to the space available.Mikey wrote:I hadn't noticed that before, not being a meticulous student of Okudagrams, but you are absolutely correct. One would think efficiency and compression, rather than comfort and elbow room, would have been the priority for a ship of the Intrepid-class' intended role. Your suggestion would also have allowed the Delta Flyer actually fit within the hangar in which it was built.
You could widen that door by a good 30-40%, easily.
All in all, I'd far rather they had used the Aeroshuttle and not ever build the Flyer. Refit the Aeroshuttle with Borg tech if you must, though honestly the whole "Borg enhanced" thing never actually amounted to anything at all that I recall. And the Aeroshuttle is fricken cool.