Star Trek: Trinity

TRAINER-CLASS FIGHTER

Type: Training Craft (Uprated)

Unit Run 962 in service. 73 lost during the Dominion war.
Commissioned: 2351-2372

Dimensions:
Length: 11 m
Width: 10.5 m
Height: 3.6 m
Decks: 1
Mass: 12,450 kg

Crew: Pilot, plus optional passenger.

Flight Performance:
Maximum Acceleration: 250 ms-2
Endurance: 2 hours 40 minutes at full thrust

Phasers: 1 x Type-III

Defence Systems : Light Duranium/Tritanium single hull, Shield system.
(total capacity 8,100 TeraJoules)

Strength Indices (Galaxy Class = 1,000)
Beam Firepower: 5
Torpedo Firepower: 0
Weapon Range & Accuracy: 25
Shield Strength: 0
Hull Armour: 1.3
Speed: 0.01
Combat Manoeuvrability: 84,000
Overall Strength Index: 45

Diplomatic Capability No diplomatic function
Expected Lifetime: 28 years

Refit Cycle:
Minor: 6 months
Standard: 1 year
Major: 4 years

This design is employed by Starfleet academy in order to train cadets in basic piloting and engineering skills. Starfleet requested a simple design which trainees could maintain themselves; hence the trainer has a simple fusion reactor system which is capable of producing up to 25 standard gees of acceleration; this is counteracted by an inertial damper field which leaves the cockpit in a weightless condition, there being no artificial gravity field. The trainer can hold an instructor in the tandem cockpit for early training flights, but cadets are expected to rapidly progress to solo flying and most missions are conducted with only the pilot.

The trainer is armed with a simple laser cannon in order to allow simulated combat to take place, but on most missions this craft will fly with that system completely deactivated. There is no ejector system, but an emergency transporter can beam the pilot to any nearby craft or facility in the event of an emergency. The reliability of these craft is such that this is rarely used.

Upgrades within the last two years have improved them somewhat, however they are rapidly falling behind the standard required in the field.