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[[ | [[Image:Galactica launch bay 01.jpg|thumb|right|Landing Bay Alpha.]] | ||
:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].'' | :''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].'' | ||
The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS|Viper}}s and other spacecraft. | The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS|Viper}}s and other spacecraft. | ||
[[ | [[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg|thumb|right|Laser turrets.]] | ||
Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}. | Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}. | ||
The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]], | The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]]", "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]"). | ||
In addition, a [[rapid transport trolley]] permits fast transportation from the pilots' quarters to the launch tubes when the ship goes on red alert {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. | In addition, a [[rapid transport trolley]] permits fast transportation from the pilots' quarters to the launch tubes when the ship goes on red alert {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Presumably, the second launch bay is called "launch bay beta, | * Presumably, the second launch bay is called "launch bay beta", though there is no dialogue that supports this. | ||
* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:'' | * ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:'' | ||
: Along with the [[bachelor officer's quarters]], the launch bay (incorrectly referred to as the "ready-room") is "bathed in red light so that the pilot's eyes will be ready for the darkness of space" during a red alert.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=19}}</ref> | : Along with the [[bachelor officer's quarters]], the launch bay (incorrectly referred to as the "ready-room") is "bathed in red light so that the pilot's eyes will be ready for the darkness of space" during a red alert.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=19}}</ref> | ||
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* {{archivelink|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/newpage21.html#launch|title=Official Universal blueprints of the launch bay and corresponding launch tube, complete with legend.|live=no}} | * {{archivelink|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/newpage21.html#launch|title=Official Universal blueprints of the launch bay and corresponding launch tube, complete with legend.|live=no}} | ||
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