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Delta Flyer  The Delta Flyer is an all - purpose shuttlecraft assigned to the U.S.S. Voyager, which is currently trapped in the Delta Quadrant. It was designed to be used in almost all known environments, including gas giants and oceans. It was constructed in early 2375, when the Voyager crew was pitted against the Malon in a race to retrieve a multi - spatial probe from the atmosphere of a gas giant. The Delta Flyer is a combination of Starfleet, Borg, and Maquis technology. One of the ship's designers, Ensign Tom Paris, even put some 20th Century design into the ship's control panels. One unique feature of this super shuttle is its warp nacelles. The two warp nacelles attached to the sides of the ship are retractable. Also, with Seven of Nine's help, modified Borg torpedoes were placed in the ship's torpedo tubes. Although these weapons aren't as powerful as a full sized Starfleet photon torpedo, they do pack a punch. The Malon found this out when their version of Voyager's supershuttle was disabled by the Borg weapons. Other people invloved in this ship's design and construction were Lieutenant Commander Tuvok, Ensign Harry Kim, Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres, Ensign Vorik, and Seven of Nine. For a short while, Ensign Paris planned to put tailfins on the sides of the nacelles. He suggested that this would scare off the enemy with its fierce design. However, Tuvok rejected his idea. The Delta Flyer is used for many diplomatic and planetary missions, such as collecting food and other materials. SOURCE: USS Prometheus |
