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The cockpit

Forward viewport

The type 18 shuttlepod was a type of Federation Starfleet warp-capable shuttlecrafts.

Service history

In 2371, when the prototype USS Defiant was sent into the Gamma Quadrant, she was equipped with at least one of these shuttlepods. Kira Nerys and Odo used the Shuttle 01 to escape a Jem'Hadar attack. Odo piloted the shuttle to the Founders' homeworld in the Omarion Nebula. In a simulation run by the Vorta, Sisko and Bashir believed they had escaped the battle in a similar craft. (DS9: "The Search, Part I", "The Search, Part II")

In the same year, the subspace field coils of the warp drive of Shuttle 01 were used to create a subspace bubble around the Sword of Stars comet fragments as they passed through the Bajoran wormhole. (DS9: "Destiny")

List of type-18 shuttles

USS Defiant
- Shuttle 01

Appendices

Appearances

DS9:
- "The Search, Part I"
- "The Search, Part II"
- "Destiny"

Background information

The designation "type-18" was derived from both the Star Trek Encyclopedia and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual.

According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, (p. 137) the Defiant carried four of these shuttlepods. In addition to the crew of two, the shuttles could carry up to four passengers. They were armed with phaser weapons, and could be modified to carry other weapon systems. The pods were limited to impulse travel only, but could travel short distances at warp speeds when released from the mothership while it was at warp. This would contradict the fact that in "Destiny" it was clearly established that these ships had full warp drive capability.

According to the Star Trek Fact Files, the warp nacelles were truncated on both sides of the ship, towards the rear of the cockpit. The shuttles were equipped with sensors and subspace communications arrays. There were only two shuttlepods on the Defiant, and only the Defiant-class vessels were equipped with this design of auxiliary craft.

The interior set of the shuttlepod was a reuse of the cockpit of the Federation attack fighter seen in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Maquis, Part II", which in turn was a heavily modified version from its previous use in Star Trek: The Next Generation as the the interior of the type 15 shuttlepod.

According to a comparison chart drawn up by Gary Hutzel and Larry Nemecek, the length of the shuttlepod was 12 feet (3.7 meters). [1] This was coincidentally the length Rick Sternbach set for the type-15 shuttlepod, the design of which was partly the basis for the type-18 shuttlepod, arguably making it about one quarter to one third too short. The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual states the dimensions as 4.5 × 3.1 × 1.8 meters.

Studio model

File:Shuttlepod type-18.jpg

Studio model of Shuttle 01

The type 18 shuttlepod was one of the few models in the Star Trek franchise that did not go through the usual design process, but rather originated as an improvised design. Doug Drexler recalled on his blog, "Among the most mysterious of Starfleet shuttle pods, the miniature built for DS9, and her pocket battleship the Defiant. To the best of my knowledge, this design did not originate in the art department. I spoke with Jim Martin yesterday, and he jogged my memory concerning a plan to wed a surplus boat hull to the TNG shuttlepod. In fact I remember the boat hull in the Marathon Mill quite clearly. This may be the bastard son of that scheme." [2]^(X) Michael Okuda later explained why the model turned out to be the way it became, "If I recall correctly, this shuttle was designed so the TNG shuttlepod could be used as an interior set, even though the exterior was different." [3]^(X)

File:Shuttlepod type-18 with open hatch.jpg

The model with open hatch

The design was turned into a physical studio model by Gregory Jein, [4]^(X) who incorporated a nice touch of having the model an articulated side hatch, which could be opened and closed. After its initial three DS9 third season appearances, the shuttlepod model was not called upon to make another appearance until sixth season episode "The Sound of Her Voice". Much to the dismay of effects supervisor Gary Hutzel, it was discovered that the model had been stolen by then, which necessitated Hutzel to have Doug Drexler design a new shuttlepod, now to be conceived as a CGI model. [5]^(X) The opportunity was used to give the new upgraded shuttlepod a smoother and more streamlined look for it to become the Chaffee-type shuttlepod.

External link

Type-18 shuttlepod at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-The '''type-18 shuttlepod''' was a type of [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]] [[Warp drive|warp-capable]] [[shuttlecraft]]s.
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+The '''type 18 shuttlepod''' was a type of [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]] [[warp-capable]] [[shuttlecraft]]s.
 ==Service history==
-In [[2371]], when the [[prototype]] {{USS|Defiant|NX-74205}} was sent into the [[Gamma Quadrant]], she was equipped with at least one of these shuttlepods. [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Odo]] used the ''Shuttle 01'' to escape a [[Jem'Hadar]] attack. Odo piloted the shuttle to the [[Founders' homeworld]] in the [[Omarion Nebula]]. In a simulation run by the [[Vorta]], [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] and [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] believed they had escaped the battle in a similar craft. ({{DS9|The Search, Part I|The Search, Part II}})
+In [[2371]], when the [[prototype]] {{USS|Defiant|2370}} was sent into the [[Gamma Quadrant]], she was equipped with at least one of these shuttlepods. [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Odo]] used the ''Shuttle 01'' to escape a [[Jem'Hadar]] attack. Odo piloted the shuttle to the [[Founders' homeworld]] in the [[Omarion Nebula]]. In a simulation run by the [[Vorta]], [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] and [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] believed they had escaped the battle in a similar craft. ({{DS9|The Search, Part I|The Search, Part II}})
-In the same year, The [[subspace]] [[Warp coil|field coils]] of the [[warp drive]] of ''Shuttle 01'' were used to create a [[subspace bubble]] around the [[Sword of Stars]] [[comet]] fragments, as they passed through the [[Bajoran wormhole]]. ({{DS9|Destiny}})
+In the same year, the [[subspace]] [[warp coil|field coils]] of the [[warp drive]] of ''Shuttle 01'' were used to create a [[subspace bubble]] around the [[Sword of Stars]] [[comet]] fragments as they passed through the [[Bajoran wormhole]]. ({{DS9|Destiny}})
-==List of Type-18 shuttles==
+==List of type-18 shuttles==
-* {{USS|Defiant|NX-74205}}
+* {{USS|Defiant|2370}}
 ** ''Shuttle 01''
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 ** {{e|Destiny}}
-===Background===
+===Background information===
+The designation "type-18" was derived from both the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]''.
-[[File:shuttlepod_type-18.jpg|thumb|Studio model of ''Shuttle 01'']]
-The designation "Type-18" was derived from both the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]''.
-According to the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual'', (page 137) the ''Defiant'' carried four of these shuttlepods. In addition to the crew of 2 the shuttles could carry up to four passengers. They were armed with [[phaser]] weapons, and could be modified to carry other weapon systems. The pods were limited to impulse travel only, but could travel short distances at warp speeds when released from the mothership while it was at warp.
+According to the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual'', (p. 137) the ''Defiant'' carried four of these shuttlepods. In addition to the crew of two, the shuttles could carry up to four passengers. They were armed with [[phaser]] weapons, and could be modified to carry other weapon systems. The pods were limited to impulse travel only, but could travel short distances at warp speeds when released from the mothership while it was at warp. This would contradict the fact that in "Destiny" it was clearly established that these ships had full warp drive capability.
-:''This would contradict the fact that "Destiny" establishes these ships to have warp drive.''
-According to the ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'', the [[warp nacelle]]s were truncated on both sides of the ship, towards the rear of the cockpit. The shuttles were equipped with [[sensor]]s and [[subspace communication]]s arrays. There were only two shuttlepods on the ''Defiant'', and only the {{ShipClass|Defiant}} vessels were equipped with this design of auxiliary craft.
+According to the ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'', the [[warp nacelle]]s were truncated on both sides of the ship, towards the rear of the cockpit. The shuttles were equipped with [[sensor]]s and [[subspace communication]]s arrays. There were only two shuttlepods on the ''Defiant'', and only the {{Class|Defiant}} vessels were equipped with this design of auxiliary craft.
-The interior set of the shuttlepod was previously used in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' to portray the [[type-15 shuttlepod]] interior and in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' for the cockpit of the [[Federation attack fighter]]s in {{e|The Maquis, Part II}}.
+The interior set of the shuttlepod was a reuse of the cockpit of the [[Federation attack fighter]] seen in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|The Maquis, Part II}}, which in turn was a heavily modified version from its previous use in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' as the [[:File:Seatbelts, 2368.jpg|the interior]] of the [[type 15 shuttlepod]].
+According to a comparison chart drawn up by [[Gary Hutzel]] and Larry Nemecek, the length of the shuttlepod was 12 feet (3.7 meters). [http://larrynemecek.blogspot.com/2009/05/tech-ing-tech-1998-hutzel-vfx-ship.html] This was coincidentally the length [[Rick Sternbach]] set for the type-15 shuttlepod, the design of which was partly the basis for the type-18 shuttlepod, arguably making it about one quarter to one third too short. The ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual'' states the dimensions as 4.5 &times; 3.1 &times; 1.8 meters.
-[[Category:Federation shuttle classes]]
+====Studio model====
+[[File:shuttlepod_type-18.jpg|thumb|Studio model of ''Shuttle 01'']]
+The type 18 shuttlepod was one of the few models in the ''Star Trek'' franchise that did not go through the usual design process, but rather originated as an improvised design. [[Doug Drexler]] recalled on his blog, "''Among the most mysterious of Starfleet shuttle pods, the miniature built for DS9, and her pocket battleship the ''Defiant''. To the best of my knowledge, this design did not originate in the art department. I spoke with Jim Martin yesterday, and he jogged my memory concerning a plan to wed a surplus boat hull to the TNG shuttlepod. In fact I remember the boat hull in the Marathon Mill quite clearly. This may be the bastard son of that scheme.''" {{DrexFiles|2009/02/13/ugly-duckling/}} [[Michael Okuda]] later explained why the model turned out to be the way it became, "''If I recall correctly, this shuttle was designed so the [[Type 15 shuttlepod|TNG shuttlepod]] could be used as an interior set, even though the exterior was different.''" {{DrexFiles|2009/04/02/the-last-defiant-shuttle-pod-pictorial/#comment-4681}}
+[[File:Shuttlepod type-18 with open hatch.jpg|thumb|The model with open hatch]]
+The design was turned into a physical [[studio model]] by [[Gregory Jein]], {{DrexFiles|2009/04/02/the-last-defiant-shuttle-pod-pictorial/}} who incorporated a nice touch of having the model an articulated side hatch, which could be opened and closed. After its initial three DS9 third season appearances, the shuttlepod model was not called upon to make another appearance until sixth season episode {{e|The Sound of Her Voice}}. Much to the dismay of effects supervisor Gary Hutzel, it was discovered that the model had been stolen by then, which necessitated Hutzel to have Doug Drexler design a new shuttlepod, now to be conceived as a [[CGI model]]. {{DrexFiles|2009/02/13/ugly-duckling/#comment-1355}} The opportunity was used to give the new upgraded shuttlepod a smoother and more streamlined look for it to become the [[Chaffee type shuttlepod|''Chaffee''-type shuttlepod]].
+==External link==
+*{{mbeta|Type-18 shuttlepod}}
 [[de:Typ-18-Shuttle]]
+[[Category:Federation shuttle classes]]