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:''For the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart, see [[Atmospheric shuttle]].'' | |||
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The '''Colonial shuttle''' is a large, twin- | The '''Colonial shuttle''' is a large, twin-engined cargo craft. The shuttle is unarmed, but is capable of carrying a [[landram]] (or [[snowram]]) and cargo in addition to a crew compliment. | ||
Shuttles are equipped with a loading ramp that allows for rapid deployment of the stowed vehicle ([[TOS]]: "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]"). Shuttles can also be used for deploying parachute troops, dropping out of the shuttle from a special chamber ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part II]]"). | |||
In the hours after the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon attack on the Colonies]], shuttles of this type ferried survivors from ships in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|new civilian fleet]] to [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']] for medical treatment ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]"). | |||
This shuttle is also used in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', in particular [[Shuttle Alpha]], a craft that ferries the [[Super Scouts]] to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] | This shuttle is also used in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', in particular [[Shuttle Alpha]], a craft that ferries the [[Super Scouts]] to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] ([[1980]]: "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]"). | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
While the cockpit has seating for two pilots, the rear compartment has ample room for large numbers of civilian passengers. | |||
Shuttles are outfitted with emergency channels, which relay telemetry to their home base on the condition of the ship ([[TOS]]: "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]"). | |||
Pilots are also able to determine weight changes aboard the ship as items (or persons) are either loaded or unloaded from the craft ([[TOS]]: "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]"). | |||
== Related imagery == | == Related imagery == | ||
<gallery | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Shuttle interior.jpg|The interior of a shuttle in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]". | Image:Shuttle interior.jpg|The interior of a shuttle in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]". | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | *Most of the shuttle footage used in the series is stock footage from the series premiere, "[[Saga of a Star World]]". The shuttle featured in that episode was labeled "[[GAL 356]]," leaving the later impression that all shuttles in the fleet, whether from ''Galactica'' or ''Pegasus'', have the markings "GAL 356". | ||
[[Image:Shuttletos.jpg|right|thumb|A old-era shuttle from the 2003 [[Miniseries]].]] | |||
*A Colonial shuttle is seen at the start of the [[Miniseries]] as it ferries the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]]'s [[Armistice Officer]] from [[Picon Fleet Headquarters]] to [[Armistice Station]]. | |||
*Another shuttle of this type is seen in the [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] exhibition in the [[Miniseries]], while working models are still used in the Fleet {{TRS|The Woman King}}. Whether this is an indication that such shuttles are used aboard ''Galactica'' is unknown. | |||
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