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[[Image:Porthangardeck.jpg|thumb|Commander [[William Adama]] on the port hangar deck of ''Galactica''.]] The '''hangar deck''' is where a [[battlestar]]'s fighters and support ships, such as [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor|Raptors]], are stored and maintained between missions. It is located under the [[Landing bay|landing bay]] of each [[Flight pod|flight pod]]. When a Viper or Raptor returns to the landing bay from a mission, it is moved to one of several elevator platforms, which lowers the spacecraft down to an airlock and the hangar deck below. Basic repairs, fueling and munition loading take place on the hangar deck. Other special space fighters, such as captured [[Cylon Raider]]s, [[Heavy Raider]]s, and the experimental [[Blackbird]] are stored away on the hangar deck as well. During [[Action Stations|Condition One alerts]], pilots scramble to their fighters. For Viper flight, the deck crew pushes Vipers out into the [[Launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]], which are accessible through doors on the hangar deck. Raptors are returned to the landing bay with the landing platforms for their launches; launch tubes are designed for use by Viper-class fighters only. If a launch is aborted, the deck crew is called upon to pull the fighter out of the tube for quick repair. == Battlestar ''Galactica''== [[Image:Starboardhangardeck.jpg|left|thumb|A service for the dead on the empty starboard hangar deck of ''Galactica''.]] Deck Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] is responsible the overall repair and readiness of all combat spacecraft on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Currently, only ''Galactica's'' port hangar deck is available for flight operations. The starboard hangar deck is largely empty as the whole flight pod was to become a [[Galactica Museum|museum]] on the battlestar's scheduled decommissioning ([[Miniseries]]). Launching spacecraft there is problematic since many of its facilities were stripped for the expected museum. The expanse of the empty starboard hangar deck has been used as a temporary morgue as well as an assembly hall for speeches to the crew at large. After the exodus from [[New Caprica]] a [[Camp Oil Slick|refugee camp]] and a [[Joe's bar|bar]] are established there. <br clear="all"/> == Notes == *The area usually seen on screen is not the entire hangar deck. It runs nearly the entire length of each flight pod. But because of limited set space only a relatively small part of it can be realized during filming. To balance this, one wall can be turned into a green screen and used for CGI set extensions when necessary. This can be seen in the Miniseries or during Cain's arrival on ''Galactica'' in "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", for example ([[:Image:Bsg-zoic-2.jpg|behind the scenes photo]]). Wayfinding signs on each dividing wall are also often changed to give the impression that viewers are seeing different, though virtually identical sections of the deck. * Commander [[William Adama]] tells Tyrol to create a temporary morgue for those lost during the initial attack on ''Galactica'' in "hangar bay 'B'" ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]). However, ''Galactica'' only has two hangar bays: Hangar Bay 1 and Hangar Bay 2. == See Also == * [[flight pod]] * [[launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]] * [[landing bay]] [[Category:A to Z]] [[Category:Galactica Areas]] [[Category:Galactica Areas (RDM)]] [[Category:RDM]] [[de:Hangardeck]]

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