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BUZZING THE TOWER

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Anyone remember Space: Above and Beyond?

Saratoga courtesy of Google sketchup, rendered in Blender, used as backdrop for Hammerheads.

USS Saratoga, John F. Kennedy-Class Space Carrier Vehicle 2812. Technical data:- Built by: Aerotech Space Division - Newport News, Virginia. Assembled in: James Lovell Orbital Assembly Facility. Weight: 646.269 tons (890.755 tons fully loaded) Length: 525,6 m (1.724 ft) - 245,1 m (804 ft) in the beam. Height:185,4 m (608 ft) Hull depth (draft):74,4 m (254 ft) Superstructure: 67,7 m (222 ft) Lidar dome: 40,2 m (132 ft) Propulsion: He3 fusion drive - complemented by a Bussard ramjet (for increased fuel savings) Engines: 2 MF3600 fusion reactors (7 year lifespan) Max speed: 0.96c - under acceleration of 3.9g and without FTL-drive . Range: classified LPD(lightyears per day) - when using the inertialess drive. sublight range = 5.7 lightyears. Deceleration: in case of catastrophic engine failure, 3 emergency chemical rockets may be used to bring the ship to a halt . Crew complement:- Ship's company: 3228, Navy Air Wing:1008, Marine Expeditionary Unit:1344, Army Infantry: 565. Weapons and armament: 13 laser cannon batteries (were intended to be incorporated - not yet proven reliable by Aerotech). 72 KEW/torpedo launchers . Air Wing composition: 168 SA-43 Hammerhead Endo/Exo transatmospheric attack jet. 14 AT-72 stingray recon craft. 4 B-290 Barracuda fighter-bombers. 4 SWAC Spaceborne Warning and Control craft. 16 ISSAPC Inter Solar System Armoured Personnel Carriers. 8 SSRT Suborbital Short Range Transport . 8 LC-19 Landing Craft.
Image size
1920x1080px 1.13 MB
Make
Synthetic Camera
Model
Classic Camera
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Focal Length
30 mm
Date Taken
Aug 26, 2010, 11:21:44 PM
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Loved that series. Thanks.