I always imagined that a runabout would be the perfect size for personal space travel. Fill in the back modules with personal living quarters and travel the galaxy!
@Inareth Nah, a Winnebago's warp engines are mounted at the top. They also have sliding doors instead of a runabout's gull-wings and are controlled from a wheel in the cockpit or driver's seat.
and more importantly.. a plot armor , weapons and shields suite.. wich allows the ship to be able to work as a mini battleship when main characters are inside... or be taken out in a single shot when red shirts crew it
sparrowJLT hero characters give the ship +500% to shields and weapon damage. Seriously though, I always felt that DS9 should have had a couple specifically outfitted for defensive combat operations, with the extra room taken up by power generation, shields and weapon systems. Of course I’ve long wanted to see a real”fighter” being used by one race or another. Basically a shuttle sized vessel, but as above, outfit very utilitarian, basically room for the crew, life support, maybe a replicator for longer missions, but other than that, every ounce, and, inch of the ship used for power generation, engines, weapons and shields. Yes, I know Star fleet isn’t a military organization, but it’s constantly faced with hostile actions by other races, and has countless outposts and stations in very dangerous areas, so I’d expect them to have some sort of small ships designed specifically defend these locations, although I guess the lack of adequate defensive systems is why every outpost seems be be destroyed within seconds, often before even a distress call is finished being sent. When runabouts first appeared on DS9, I always felt the writers of TNG missed an opportunity, as they could have been introduced as part of a courier/transportation fleet. No need to pull a starship from it’s assigned duties to transport an admiral, or new crew members, to a patrolling starship, when they can often be transported by runabout. Of course the ones for admirals and diplomats would have pimped out, and luxurious versions, basically space limos, no need for a wet bar as they come standard with a replicator, but can they stretch runabouts.🤣
The Runabout is hands down my favorite ship in the entire Trek universe. It really speaks to my urge to be a space hobo/drifter/tourist. Install a small one person holodeck and a black market cloaking device along with a large replicator/transporter and cozy crew quarters with a hot tub, an autodoc and I'd be in heaven. Edit: forgot to add a substantial LCARS library with a few million movies, music, books, holo adventures, etc. Also holo emitters throughout the ship in case I get lonely so I can have an AI holographic companion.
As more "production" side of things, the Danube always had a well made and sensible set, which translated well to the screen. Some of the other sets on star trek always had a problem with a sense of scale, I feel like the Runabouts always "Felt" the size they looked on the TV screen.
Danube are one of my favourites with Derfiant and Intrepid class ships. What makes Danube even more loveable is not only its design but its modularity. Basically I would love to have this ship as my personal transport or workhorse.
@@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire Almost too much, 6 Phasors and 2 torpedo launchers for a 23 meters ship sounds more like a warship to me than anything else.
Your videos are SOOO much better than "trekyards!" They just talk and talk and talk and forget it's supposed to be a simple video about the ship not opinions and silly names! You get to the point you dont pretend your a starfleet officer and you understand what we want 👏👏
They are annoying as hell to play in Star Trek: Online but .. they have their purpose. The Yellowstone variant that was mentioned at the end of this video, was never seen/mentioned in any series, but is a popular craft in STO.
The prototype of the Yellowstone appeared in a potential future during the Voyager episode 'Non Sequitur', but yeah the 2409 version appears only in STO.
Ah ok ... I must have missed it, or fallen asleep. LOL I'll have to go watch it now. Thanks Spacedock. :P (BTW do a story on what Picard called "A powerful little ship" to which Worf replied "little?" ;) (you know, USS Defiant 74205.)
Danube class is one of my favourite designs from Star Trek. Loved seeing the aft interior in the TNG episode 'timescape' never understood why ds9 never made use of that set
I'm glad someone else brought that up! That they had an entire 7 year series to show that on DS9 and failed to do so even once was quite disappointing.
It was due to the back set being constructed separately, in the standing set room for the day. You'll notice the bunks were used in the Defiant quarters right after. Either alien locales used up the space in other episodes, or then later they'd have to tear up the Defiant quarters if they wanted to recreate the back.
I think DS9 benefited from leaving the rear sections of the craft ambiguous; it left its multirole capabilities open without having to explain continuous refits
Apparently after DS9 and the TNG movies finished, the canon (?) lore had Starfleet going to a new design paradigm with blended nacelles on the main body and combined primary/secondary hulls. They didn't have to worry about appealing to the casual viewer with a "classic trek" looking ship design. The in universe explanation was that the Defiants success meant they rewrote the rulebook on Starfleet ships, which can be seen with the Defiants shuttle pod type10 the _Chaffee_ as well, that have armored nacelles in a similar layout to the Defiant. And I read somewhere that they were even going with internal bridges on later ships that were scaled up Defiant style builds for the lore. This is seen somewhat with new anti Borg vessels introduced in First Contact such as the Saber, Steamrunner, Norway and Akira, that leave the Saucer, secondary hull and nacelles on pylons aesthetic behind, so as to not be confused with the new Sovereign class Enterprise debuting onscreen. But then Star Trek online appeared and went with a lazy jazzed up version of classic ships for their inventory, so the new paradigm gradually faded away, especially as the reboot dragged everything back to the original layout. We can only hope that the new Picard series continues and expands the new look, as it would be a interesting way to suggest that the Federation has changed a lot because of the Dominion war, and is not the optimistic Federation of old.
In star trek online when the earlier multiplayer battles got boring I bought a runabout and started playing them in it, it's got moves . Made it more fun.
Since DS-9 preceded Stargate Atlantis by many years, it would be fairer to say that the Puddle Jumpers were likely inspired by the Runabouts, in both style and function
You're absolutely right about DS9 coming first but, for the sake of pedantry, the first puddle jumper appeared in the early 2005 SG1 episode It's Good to Be King.
may be a bit late on this, but while the other comments are correct on the puddle jumpers - runabouts, there is the f-302 - peregrine fighter comparison
I find it funny that the design of the Danube Class Runabout reminds me of the modular design of the Miranda and Nebula Class Starships especially that modular pod attached to the dorsal hull for either a: Torpedo launcher Extra Warp nacelle Cargo module Sensor pod Man Starfleet and it's corps. of starship designers really are something when they come up with starship designs.
I loved the Runabouts. They really showed the progression of technology in universe and expanded the story possibilities in allowing a small number of crew to go off on small missions.
If I was in Star Trek I would love to have one of these as the space equivalent of a motor home. Equip it with a protein resequencers and a replicator, along with a nice bedroom and you have a nice little home you can set up on just about any rocky planet.
Zafran Orbian Yeah essentially. It would certainly be a way to be left alone too, though I would probably end up as a crazy hermit off in the Alpha Quadrant if I was able to do that.
This really was a great breakdown and gush over the runabout. It actually prompted me to go back and rewatch DS9. And with a more appreciative eye for those fantastic little ships. I never knew before now they were actually full starships either.
Which leads to the question, why would Starfleet ships only have Human names? Tellar doesn't have rivers? Andor? We know Betazed does. Vulcan probably not as many, but some.
Technically Starfleet is a Human organization that accepts non-humans as a matter of course. Starfleet existed before the Federation. It was Earths space program.
In cannon you have had the T'Kumbra, captained by Solok Sisko's Newman, and various other ships with a T' name that would be Vulcan. There are other non human sounding starship names mentioned. Especially during DS9 when they are said to be docked at the station (although mostly it's the same few establishing shits of a Nebula class) Given Sisko seems to be the one naming the ships were there a non human station commander then they would probably go with a non Terran name.
The Danube was always a favorite of mine. If I could have any TNG/VOY/DS9 era ship, from any culture, I think it would be the runabout. Small enough to be a personal ship. Versatile enough to be independent. Rugged enough that one would be a fool to take it for granted.
I'd love to have one....always thought the Danube runabout was my ideal personal ship(other than a YT-1300 Corellian light freighter *cough cough*) but the only thing that bothers me is having to land on the warp nacelles...just seems like a bad idea, especially if you're in a situation that calls for a rough landing...I'd modify it with some kind of landing gear underneath....maybe even tracks so i can roll around without taking off-it could have some tactical usefulness-say changing location when some kind of severe ion storm or anomaly makes flying a bad idea...or if the impulse is having issues, or just to keep it nice & close to the ground while i use it as a light mining vessel. Thoughts?
The only times were landing on the nacells would be a problem would be a crash landing, in that vase a landing gear would not help you. And why use a maintnace heavy track system when you can just hover 10cm above the ground with barely any energy usage.
My ideal ship is the classic B'rel-class Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Needs only a handful of officers and men to optimally run it, very well armed with disruptor cannons and a torpedo launcher, some variants equipped with phaser beam emplacements and an aft torpedo launcher in addition to the standard armament as well. Capable of both space and atmospheric flight, as fast as some larger, more powerful ships, of course the cloaking device, a bit more useful overall than the YT-1300
Watching Ds9 during its original run, my high-school self never appreciated the Runabouts. They felt like XL shuttles and were overshadowed by The Defiant when it came on the scene. Now that I am older, I really do appreciate the simplicity and concept of the Runabouts. Still glad that Sisko decided to get something with more "teeth" in the Defiant though.
This has become one of my favorite Star Trek ships. Easily piloted by 1 person and it has warp capability. They are small enough to doc in larger ships and have a remote transporter. This is the ship I would want to own in the Trek universe if they ever sold decommissioned vehicles from the Federation.
Ever since I saw the episode of star trek the next generation with moriarty where they trick him into a holographic shuttle craft I've always thought about how cool it would be to have one of these little runabouts and to just travel the galaxy.
The Yellowstone was completed in *2409* at Utopia Planitia… So they put out the _atmospheric fires_ on Mars sometime after *2399* and were able to rebuild the shipyards and get the R & D department up pretty fast.… "What? Timeline inconsistencies in Trek, I'm shocked! And I lived through the Eugenics Wars of the 90's, nothing shocks me"
Hi Spacedock!! Can you do a video(s) about 1983 V visitors Mothership? BTW have you ever done the Battlestar Galactica? you did the Pegasus, and Valkyrie, and some support craft, but what about the Galactica? I love the Runabout always wanted to have one, for real!
One thing I always wondered about when I first saw the Danube Class Runabouts on Star Trek Deep Space Nine and that is who came up with these type 12 shuttlecraft sized starships for the show.
I always wondered where the line between runabout and shuttlecraft is drawn. I know shuttles are more point A to B vessels and shorter range, but sometimes shuttles seem more runabout like. (Delta Flyer comes to mind as an example).
The large shuttle or a small starship which ever way you look at it this is a great design! It's 3 module parts, command module, passenger pod and warp sled is a lot like Space 1999's Eagles. And NASA is working on a lunar vehicle much like the Eagle.
I love the Danube, has the versatility of a Starship at such a manageable scale! I always liked how completely tangible they were too, Unlike the massive starships, or even The 50-Crew-capacity Defiant, which was much smaller than the other mainline ships, thr Danube with a crew minimum of around 2 and even 1 if needed was just so much cooler as a full on starship.
They should have fitted ablative hull armour on the dorsal spine, issue solved. But Starfleet really needed a bigger version of the Runabout as well. There's a big vacant niche for a ship with a regular crew of 10 - 30 that is planetary capable and can do the regular multirole stuff and day to day logistics, and can also be fitted out to be a attack ship if necessary.
I always pictured myself traveling the galaxy on this cozy little ship. Looking back, that would have been a terrible claustrophobic idea. I need a Galaxy class with a fully functional holodeck to travel space.
considering these things have their own registry you have to imagine their is a small fleet of these moving about federation space acting as couriers, sensitive cargo haulers, and passenger ferriers for crew transfers and VIPs. With an official crew of like 4 captained* by a lt comm at best, kind of imagine it being a mix of firefly and star trek in temperment.
I still have three unbuilt models of this ship from DS9. I wanted to do all three ships with forward cockpits. But I never became skilled enough to scratch build something that complex.
It's a pity we never saw these ships in the massive space battles of DS9. I don't recall if Federation fighters were warp-capable. But if not, runabouts' warp drive would enable strike-craft to keep up with the capital ships, without waiting to be docked in launch-bays.
I always said the Rio Grande was the real hero ship of DS9. It it survived the first few seasons, the whole Dominion War and the later follow up books. It out lived all the other runabouts hundreds of "real" starships and the original Defiant. Who your hero now?
Yeah and this runabout had the best thing of all and that is plot armor. Yes there was several episodes in DS9 where it should've been destroyed but they were always saved by another ship or some science BS.
Doesn't really look like it on the outside, but the inside is rather spacious and cozy. Especially when installed or designed with living quarters. Could almost pass for an RV.
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Great pick. A Valkyrie entry would be awesome.
Deep Space Nine! Do Deep Space Nine!
I always imagined that a runabout would be the perfect size for personal space travel. Fill in the back modules with personal living quarters and travel the galaxy!
Don't forget a gaming room and compact holo deck. Also, extra shield projectors.
The predecessor class was the one which The Raven belonged to and basically that is what Seven's folks did.
@Inareth Nah, a Winnebago's warp engines are mounted at the top. They also have sliding doors instead of a runabout's gull-wings and are controlled from a wheel in the cockpit or driver's seat.
Brendissimo1 for longer ranges you would have to hook up with a larger ship.
Matthew Robare “They’ve gone plaid!”
One of the best star trek ship designs ever. Underrated by too many fans.
and more importantly.. a plot armor , weapons and shields suite.. wich allows the ship to be able to work as a mini battleship when main characters are inside... or be taken out in a single shot when red shirts crew it
Main characters in a runabout don't even sweat when they see a Galaxy class starship taken down right in front of them.
The plot is strong with this one. Oh wait... whoops! Wrong sci-fi.
sparrowJLT hero characters give the ship +500% to shields and weapon damage.
Seriously though, I always felt that DS9 should have had a couple specifically outfitted for defensive combat operations, with the extra room taken up by power generation, shields and weapon systems. Of course I’ve long wanted to see a real”fighter” being used by one race or another. Basically a shuttle sized vessel, but as above, outfit very utilitarian, basically room for the crew, life support, maybe a replicator for longer missions, but other than that, every ounce, and, inch of the ship used for power generation, engines, weapons and shields. Yes, I know Star fleet isn’t a military organization, but it’s constantly faced with hostile actions by other races, and has countless outposts and stations in very dangerous areas, so I’d expect them to have some sort of small ships designed specifically defend these locations, although I guess the lack of adequate defensive systems is why every outpost seems be be destroyed within seconds, often before even a distress call is finished being sent.
When runabouts first appeared on DS9, I always felt the writers of TNG missed an opportunity, as they could have been introduced as part of a courier/transportation fleet. No need to pull a starship from it’s assigned duties to transport an admiral, or new crew members, to a patrolling starship, when they can often be transported by runabout. Of course the ones for admirals and diplomats would have pimped out, and luxurious versions, basically space limos, no need for a wet bar as they come standard with a replicator, but can they stretch runabouts.🤣
@@johnpatz8395 but in one TNG episode you see a runabout ;)
Brilliant.
I love the Runabouts, they're such gutsy little ships, frequently punching above their weight.
The Runabout is hands down my favorite ship in the entire Trek universe. It really speaks to my urge to be a space hobo/drifter/tourist. Install a small one person holodeck and a black market cloaking device along with a large replicator/transporter and cozy crew quarters with a hot tub, an autodoc and I'd be in heaven. Edit: forgot to add a substantial LCARS library with a few million movies, music, books, holo adventures, etc. Also holo emitters throughout the ship in case I get lonely so I can have an AI holographic companion.
WITH A PEGASUS CLOAKING DEVICE THE SHIP COULD HIDE ANYWHERE
A hot tub in the back would be good. Could sit in that thing while the ship autopilots at warp to your destination
As more "production" side of things, the Danube always had a well made and sensible set, which translated well to the screen. Some of the other sets on star trek always had a problem with a sense of scale, I feel like the Runabouts always "Felt" the size they looked on the TV screen.
Danube are one of my favourites with Derfiant and Intrepid class ships. What makes Danube even more loveable is not only its design but its modularity. Basically I would love to have this ship as my personal transport or workhorse.
Sounds like you're a Sternbach fan.
Yep. Event though Galaxy class is pretty nice, I still like smaller practical ships.
Nah, this dinky thing doesn't have enough gun for my taste.
@@Self-replicating_whatnot for their size they pack a hell of a clout
@@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire Almost too much, 6 Phasors and 2 torpedo launchers for a 23 meters ship sounds more like a warship to me than anything else.
Your videos are SOOO much better than "trekyards!" They just talk and talk and talk and forget it's supposed to be a simple video about the ship not opinions and silly names! You get to the point you dont pretend your a starfleet officer and you understand what we want 👏👏
Loved these little ships in DS9.
They are annoying as hell to play in Star Trek: Online but .. they have their purpose. The Yellowstone variant that was mentioned at the end of this video, was never seen/mentioned in any series, but is a popular craft in STO.
The prototype of the Yellowstone appeared in a potential future during the Voyager episode 'Non Sequitur', but yeah the 2409 version appears only in STO.
Ah ok ... I must have missed it, or fallen asleep. LOL I'll have to go watch it now. Thanks Spacedock. :P
(BTW do a story on what Picard called "A powerful little ship" to which Worf replied "little?" ;) (you know, USS Defiant 74205.)
Allan C-B It was Riker. Star Trek First Contact
Damn you're right ... I'm having a very off day apparently!!!
Danube class is one of my favourite designs from Star Trek. Loved seeing the aft interior in the TNG episode 'timescape' never understood why ds9 never made use of that set
I'm glad someone else brought that up! That they had an entire 7 year series to show that on DS9 and failed to do so even once was quite disappointing.
It was due to the back set being constructed separately, in the standing set room for the day. You'll notice the bunks were used in the Defiant quarters right after. Either alien locales used up the space in other episodes, or then later they'd have to tear up the Defiant quarters if they wanted to recreate the back.
I think DS9 benefited from leaving the rear sections of the craft ambiguous; it left its multirole capabilities open without having to explain continuous refits
It also comes with handy window covers to save on unnecessary warp effects costs.
So it is not necessary to have a clumsy saucer section and warp coils hanging on structurally weak wings to have a potent star ship?
apparently not
The Defiant class is a pretty prominent example as well.
This is potent? Also do you see the little 'wings' holding the warp engines on?
Apparently after DS9 and the TNG movies finished, the canon (?) lore had Starfleet going to a new design paradigm with blended nacelles on the main body and combined primary/secondary hulls. They didn't have to worry about appealing to the casual viewer with a "classic trek" looking ship design.
The in universe explanation was that the Defiants success meant they rewrote the rulebook on Starfleet ships, which can be seen with the Defiants shuttle pod type10 the _Chaffee_ as well, that have armored nacelles in a similar layout to the Defiant.
And I read somewhere that they were even going with internal bridges on later ships that were scaled up Defiant style builds for the lore.
This is seen somewhat with new anti Borg vessels introduced in First Contact such as the Saber, Steamrunner, Norway and Akira, that leave the Saucer, secondary hull and nacelles on pylons aesthetic behind, so as to not be confused with the new Sovereign class Enterprise debuting onscreen.
But then Star Trek online appeared and went with a lazy jazzed up version of classic ships for their inventory, so the new paradigm gradually faded away, especially as the reboot dragged everything back to the original layout.
We can only hope that the new Picard series continues and expands the new look, as it would be a interesting way to suggest that the Federation has changed a lot because of the Dominion war, and is not the optimistic Federation of old.
@@casbot71 A Federation without optimism, is no Federation at all.
In star trek online when the earlier multiplayer battles got boring I bought a runabout and started playing them in it, it's got moves . Made it more fun.
reminds me of the puddle jumpers from the stargate series they look very similar in style
Since DS-9 preceded Stargate Atlantis by many years, it would be fairer to say that the Puddle Jumpers were likely inspired by the Runabouts, in both style and function
You're absolutely right about DS9 coming first but, for the sake of pedantry, the first puddle jumper appeared in the early 2005 SG1 episode It's Good to Be King.
Kirk Jacobson Actually, they first appeared in the Atlantis premiere in 2004.
may be a bit late on this, but while the other comments are correct on the puddle jumpers - runabouts, there is the f-302 - peregrine fighter comparison
I find it funny that the design of the Danube Class Runabout reminds me of the modular design of the Miranda and Nebula Class Starships especially that modular pod attached to the dorsal hull for either a:
Torpedo launcher
Extra Warp nacelle
Cargo module
Sensor pod
Man Starfleet and it's corps. of starship designers really are something when they come up with starship designs.
I loved the Runabouts. They really showed the progression of technology in universe and expanded the story possibilities in allowing a small number of crew to go off on small missions.
Thank you, I find your covering of the different ships informative and helpful to understand their roles in the Federation.
A runabout... I'LL STEAL IT... NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!!!
LJFTW HARK!
Legate Damar: Counfound those Starfleet boys... THEY DRIVE ME TO DRINK!!!
Quark: How do I love her...father's money.
Dang it, I can't stop giggling long enough to write something funny...
...hmm,
"HELP, TOM! HELP, DICK! HELP, LARRY!" screamed the severely injured villain...
@@turbopokey Unhand her, Gul Dukat! Unhand her, Gul Dukat! Hey, we're getting in a rut!
Another GREAT entry! Awesome!
If I was in Star Trek I would love to have one of these as the space equivalent of a motor home. Equip it with a protein resequencers and a replicator, along with a nice bedroom and you have a nice little home you can set up on just about any rocky planet.
Aeron Hale So basically you want the Raven that was seen in Voyager.
Zafran Orbian Yeah essentially. It would certainly be a way to be left alone too, though I would probably end up as a crazy hermit off in the Alpha Quadrant if I was able to do that.
Just like the Spaceballs Winnebago...
In fact, yeah, lets get Spacedock to do a video on the Eagle-5 from Spaceballs
weldonwin ...and Spaceball One the transformer ship... the only space ship in science fiction to have a zoo and a three ring circus.
This really was a great breakdown and gush over the runabout. It actually prompted me to go back and rewatch DS9. And with a more appreciative eye for those fantastic little ships. I never knew before now they were actually full starships either.
The runabout....star treks version of Space 1999s Eagle. One seemed to get blow up each week! :)
Hearing the soundtrack of Bridge Commander, really takes me back to playing this. I really wished they made a second game of that. Great video.
The little Starship that could ^^
I'd love to have one with armour that Janeway brought back or the delta flyer.
The Danube was the work horse of the federation, atleast it's star bases.. a great class.
Lore Reloaded - Good to see you here Lore Reloaded! Keep up the good work!
'sup captin lore. (How do you spell captin?)
These have always been my favorites!
" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in Harm's way."
-John Paul Jones
Always been a big fan of the runabout. Great design and aesthetic
A cool follow up would be the Delta Flyer from Voyager as it was a one off and I would like to see how it compares to a production runabout design.
The Flyer is a higher performance but I'd rather have a nice reliable Runabout. There is something to be said about a nice, multi-role ship.
I very much enjoy the episodes dedicated to prime Star Trek. Thank you!
Now I really wanna see one on the Yellowstone class. You set me up for it!
Awesome review! Thanks for this video
Now that is a tough little ship!
Thanks for this one dude!
Since i was a kid i would love to have a spaceship to explore the universe with some friends. This one would be perfect!
That music takes me back to 2002, playing Star Trek: Bridge Commander.
Which leads to the question, why would Starfleet ships only have Human names? Tellar doesn't have rivers? Andor? We know Betazed does. Vulcan probably not as many, but some.
Apparently, Major Kira began naming Runabouts assigned to Deep Space 9 after Bajoran rivers, according to the post-DS9 novels.
Technically Starfleet is a Human organization that accepts non-humans as a matter of course. Starfleet existed before the Federation. It was Earths space program.
In cannon you have had the T'Kumbra, captained by Solok Sisko's Newman, and various other ships with a T' name that would be Vulcan. There are other non human sounding starship names mentioned. Especially during DS9 when they are said to be docked at the station (although mostly it's the same few establishing shits of a Nebula class)
Given Sisko seems to be the one naming the ships were there a non human station commander then they would probably go with a non Terran name.
BECAUSE FUCK YOU THATS WHY ..... A M E R I C A
Tellar has no atmosphere, so probably no rivers either.
The Danube was always a favorite of mine.
If I could have any TNG/VOY/DS9 era ship, from any culture, I think it would be the runabout.
Small enough to be a personal ship. Versatile enough to be independent. Rugged enough that one would be a fool to take it for granted.
I'd love to have one....always thought the Danube runabout was my ideal personal ship(other than a YT-1300 Corellian light freighter *cough cough*) but the only thing that bothers me is having to land on the warp nacelles...just seems like a bad idea, especially if you're in a situation that calls for a rough landing...I'd modify it with some kind of landing gear underneath....maybe even tracks so i can roll around without taking off-it could have some tactical usefulness-say changing location when some kind of severe ion storm or anomaly makes flying a bad idea...or if the impulse is having issues, or just to keep it nice & close to the ground while i use it as a light mining vessel.
Thoughts?
The only times were landing on the nacells would be a problem would be a crash landing, in that vase a landing gear would not help you. And why use a maintnace heavy track system when you can just hover 10cm above the ground with barely any energy usage.
My ideal ship is the classic B'rel-class Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Needs only a handful of officers and men to optimally run it, very well armed with disruptor cannons and a torpedo launcher, some variants equipped with phaser beam emplacements and an aft torpedo launcher in addition to the standard armament as well. Capable of both space and atmospheric flight, as fast as some larger, more powerful ships, of course the cloaking device, a bit more useful overall than the YT-1300
Your new intro is cool.
Watching Ds9 during its original run, my high-school self never appreciated the Runabouts. They felt like XL shuttles and were overshadowed by The Defiant when it came on the scene. Now that I am older, I really do appreciate the simplicity and concept of the Runabouts. Still glad that Sisko decided to get something with more "teeth" in the Defiant though.
Where is its deflector Dish?
Along with Miranda, Nebula and Defiant, the danube is one of the most kind and lovely ships in Star Trek!^^
This has become one of my favorite Star Trek ships. Easily piloted by 1 person and it has warp capability. They are small enough to doc in larger ships and have a remote transporter. This is the ship I would want to own in the Trek universe if they ever sold decommissioned vehicles from the Federation.
Ever since I saw the episode of star trek the next generation with moriarty where they trick him into a holographic shuttle craft I've always thought about how cool it would be to have one of these little runabouts and to just travel the galaxy.
Please do the Defiant, she's my favorite!
It's such a nice thing! I love it.
The Yellowstone was completed in *2409* at Utopia Planitia…
So they put out the _atmospheric fires_ on Mars sometime after *2399* and were able to rebuild the shipyards and get the R & D department up pretty fast.…
"What? Timeline inconsistencies in Trek, I'm shocked! And I lived through the Eugenics Wars of the 90's, nothing shocks me"
No because J.J. verse B.S. isn't cannon.
Spacedock, would you look in to making a video about the Federation Scout Ship? Would love to learn more about it
Hi Spacedock!! Can you do a video(s) about 1983 V visitors Mothership? BTW have you ever done the Battlestar Galactica? you did the Pegasus, and Valkyrie, and some support craft, but what about the Galactica? I love the Runabout always wanted to have one, for real!
Mayby Progenitor Mothership in Homeworld , or from Star Wolves a Precursor Mothership?
Can you do an episode on the Delta Flyer? I'm really interested in what happened to it after Voyager.
Cool looking ship but how do you eject the warp core? Does the modular sensor package prevent ejection?
Always felt like the Danube Class Runabout was the Starfleet version of the "Space 1999" Eagle Transporter which was fine by me!
I wish he made a video about the Delta Flyer :)
I love the bridge commander music
One thing I always wondered about when I first saw the Danube Class Runabouts on Star Trek Deep Space Nine and that is who came up with these type 12 shuttlecraft sized starships for the show.
design-wise, they were the brainchild of Rick Sternbach and Jim Martin, interiors by Joseph Hodges, all supervised by Herman Zimmerman.
does it have any sort of living quarters? or like even just a folding bed bathroom and replicator?
Depends on the mission pod, the ship was modular in design.
memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Danube_class?file=Runabout_Modular_Design.jpg
I always wondered where the line between runabout and shuttlecraft is drawn. I know shuttles are more point A to B vessels and shorter range, but sometimes shuttles seem more runabout like. (Delta Flyer comes to mind as an example).
Joshua Jarvis The delta flyer is actually larger than a Danube and is basically Voyagers super danube.
Great video. Would be cool to see the Odyssey class next
The large shuttle or a small starship which ever way you look at it this is a great design! It's 3 module parts, command module, passenger pod and warp sled is a lot like Space 1999's Eagles. And NASA is working on a lunar vehicle much like the Eagle.
I love the Danube, has the versatility of a Starship at such a manageable scale! I always liked how completely tangible they were too, Unlike the massive starships, or even The 50-Crew-capacity Defiant, which was much smaller than the other mainline ships, thr Danube with a crew minimum of around 2 and even 1 if needed was just so much cooler as a full on starship.
would love to see more small star trek craft.
A very sweet All Purpose Multi Mission ship !
They should have fitted ablative hull armour on the dorsal spine, issue solved.
But Starfleet really needed a bigger version of the Runabout as well.
There's a big vacant niche for a ship with a regular crew of 10 - 30 that is planetary capable and can do the regular multirole stuff and day to day logistics, and can also be fitted out to be a attack ship if necessary.
Great video. Would love to see one on the Delta Flyer from voyager.
I always pictured myself traveling the galaxy on this cozy little ship. Looking back, that would have been a terrible claustrophobic idea. I need a Galaxy class with a fully functional holodeck to travel space.
This is still my favorite small star ship.
Oh youve gotta do a Yellowstone class follow up now. Such a tease.
Love this little shuttle xD
Could you do one for Voyager's Delta flyer? Somehow I like that little craft.
I like how the Rio Grande survived the entire show. Kinda was Sisko's second ship.
considering these things have their own registry you have to imagine their is a small fleet of these moving about federation space acting as couriers, sensitive cargo haulers, and passenger ferriers for crew transfers and VIPs. With an official crew of like 4 captained* by a lt comm at best, kind of imagine it being a mix of firefly and star trek in temperment.
How about a breakdown of the Delta Flyer, I always loved that little ship
have you done a vid about DS9 itself? if not please do so!!!
I still have three unbuilt models of this ship from DS9. I wanted to do all three ships with forward cockpits. But I never became skilled enough to scratch build something that complex.
Henry Archer would be amazed that they compacted a Warp 5 engine into something only moderately larger than a shuttlecraft
It is highly appropriate to name the runabouts after Rivers. Runabout is after all a seaworthy class of boat that can also operate in rivers.
Always wanted to know where the navigational deflector is.
excellent
Is that background music from Star Trek Bridge commander? 😍
Well we also be getting a break down of the Delta Flyer from Voyager?
Do the sdf-1 macross and fighters.
Never knew there were so many Robotech fans on Spacedock. Cool.
What's the source material for the Yellowstone runabout at the end. I don't remember it on any of the shows or movies
Star Trek Online.
The music used in this video was taken from Star Trek: Bridge Commander. (Produced by Totally Games and published by Activision)
It's a pity we never saw these ships in the massive space battles of DS9. I don't recall if Federation fighters were warp-capable. But if not, runabouts' warp drive would enable strike-craft to keep up with the capital ships, without waiting to be docked in launch-bays.
I always said the Rio Grande was the real hero ship of DS9. It it survived the first few seasons, the whole Dominion War and the later follow up books. It out lived all the other runabouts hundreds of "real" starships and the original Defiant. Who your hero now?
I like them as well fairly fast and maneuverable etc. Cost effective for it's size. I wonder if we can build one working before the 24th century
Yeah and this runabout had the best thing of all and that is plot armor. Yes there was several episodes in DS9 where it should've been destroyed but they were always saved by another ship or some science BS.
huh..i wondered where the warp drive was on those things
Brass 'n Barrels Firearms Channel On the warp sled... i think there is plenty of pics on google. Basically on top of the modular cargo section.
Was the modular nature of the Danube to explain the DS9 roundabouts being different from the one in the TNG episode "timescape"?
I wish CGI had allowed us to see all the supposed versatility of Danube-class, which has as much modules/pods as the Nebula.
Can you do one on the Delta Flyer?
Doesn't really look like it on the outside, but the inside is rather spacious and cozy. Especially when installed or designed with living quarters. Could almost pass for an RV.
I know this video is old, but damn I really want a video on that 2409 Yellowstone runabout..
Sweet vid, got me nostalgic for ds9
how come you've never touched starcraft starships though? I'd love to see one about the Grantrithor or Hyperion!
I'm loving these videos, but that font is an unfortunate choice for spelling the word "Pod" out with
I've always wondered where the lavatories are!
I have 32 of these on order.