Alone in the dark - 100-ton Solo Yacht

[lucasdigital]

Designed to allow an individual to ply the spacelanes unaided. Some consider it a sport, others a way of life.

I've not had any time for Traveller since starting my new job, this is the draft (complete but unrefined) version of the first ship in my long-in-production Traveller module "7-ships". I might finish it one day, here's a sample in the meantime:

Stats(MgT), description and deckplans -
http://www.distantplaces.info/files/SoloYacht_Sample.pdf

 

[Whipsnade]

Mark,

Superb! And, quite naturally, greedily tucked away into my Vault of Traveller Treasures!

Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us.


Regards,
Bill

 

[robject]

Beautiful and thoroughly Traveller.

Is Craig assisting you in your production?

 

[spinwardpirate]

I couldn't agree more. What a lovely vessel! Thank you so much for sharing your work.

This, and things like this, are what makes the Traveller community so great.

 

[aramis]

Tonnage only hits 96.7... I think there's a math error there somewhere... the MD is missing (3Td), and cargo shuld be 1.3...

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Nice! Very yachty!

 

[lucasdigital]

Thanks for the comments guys!

robject, this was part of a personal project, I need to get back onto my design commitments for Craig -and other.

aramis - not a maths error, it's a typing gaff - the MD line has been blanked for some reason, and I chose to subsume the surplus tonnage into the overall deckage. You're suppose to design ships...not calculate em. ;-)

 

[Blue Ghost]

It reminds me of Reagan's "China Clipper" single stage to low orbit aerospace plane project, only with a tail. Streamlined for atmospheric refueling I take it?

 

[Rover]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

[Vargr]

Quite nice, I applaud your efforts.

I'd buy one of those. Jump 4?! Yay!

 

[robject]

Ah, didn't see that. Yeah, that Jump-4 capability makes it an excellent Far Yacht. A nobleman's plaything, but even useful as an emergency courier. One little stateroom means it's a bit tight, so a player won't be jumping every week -- he'd definitely need downtime between trips.

 

[Tellon]

nice looking yacht dude -- good work

seems kinda like a scout in some ways being for 1 person -- as a noble would normally have a pilot and a chef ..

 

[aramis]

Knock off some fuel, and you can fit a small stateroom for a batman. It should be 2 tons per week at drive B.

Moreover, this is essentially an XBoat with 4G...

 

[lucasdigital]

There'll definitely be plenty with some extra berthing, although that would be a bit of a relaxation of the ship's intended purpose. That means no week long furloughs, only occasional repair and reprovisioning. Solo flyin is hardcore! ;-)

 

[ranger2261]

Mark,
I have been following all of your designs now for some time,
and i have been eagerly awaiting some progress.
Here it is, its awesome.
I even get deckplan goodness also.
I look forward to your publication of "the 7 ships" book.
Exellent job, please keep up the good work.

jay

 

[Vargr]

seems kinda like a scout in some ways being for 1 person -- as a noble would normally have a pilot and a chef ..

He can still have a chef with this design, the ship has an emergency low berth.

Just thaw the chef when you get the urge for some haute cuisine.

Yum.

 

[Tellon]

He can still have a chef with this design, the ship has an emergency low berth.

Just thaw the chef when you get the urge for some haute cuisine.

Yum.

LOL -- Thaw the chef, and tell him to thaw out the TV dinner for food eh? .. lol

 

[robject]

Hmm... could move 8t of fuel off to a drop tank in exchange for a couple of staterooms. And you can still make J3 without the drop tanks.

 

[Shonner]

I added you to my blogroll, Mark. You have a great site.

 

[Starviking]

It reminds me of Reagan's "China Clipper" single stage to low orbit aerospace plane project, only with a tail. Streamlined for atmospheric refueling I take it?

I think you're thinking of the 'Orient Express' aerospaceplane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_X-30

The China Clipper was older, not as fast or snazzy as an X-30; an elegant aeroplane for a more civilized age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Clipper