Ship hulls (Open ended)

[rdanhenry]

I like the shuttles. Have you done any fighters?

[shantedracule]

I like the shuttles. Have you done any fighters?

I have been staying away from fighters for the following reasons:

1. Fighters are relatively short range vessles containing 1-2 crew only
2. I am using modls and maps made by others for the bases of these floor diagrams
3. With the exception of a detailed lay out of weapons and avionics there is not enough material to justify a full map

ok so now we get into fighter crew-space designe:

In fixed wing aircraft used today we only find the inline style of cockpits. where the copilot sits directly behind and slighly elivated of the pilot. This is the optimal seating arangement for small compat craft due to the visual fields of both crew being similar.

In rotary aircraft you wind up with a few different functional arangements.
Aircraft designed from start to finnish to be attack (AH-64; AH-1) utilise the same inline style as fixed wing aircraft. A roatary wing that was built for general purposes (UH-60) then later modified for assualt operations will have the side by side seating arangement.

THe only time you find contemporary attack craft with larger crews is usualy in the design of fire support; bombing; or onsight command aircraft.

THis dose not include a variety of arangements that are situated around other factors but have several combat possitions.

If you would like I could come up with a few stock cockpit designs that you could later fit into the desired fighter.


O... Heres a hint for you guys developing space RPGs not centered in somthing like startrek or SW. The FFA and the US Armed services uses a designation system for its aircraft. Figuring out one for the space borned by be advantages as well. While most think of space craft as more naval-like I see them as a mixture of naval and aviation.

The basic system works as follows:

There are up to two letters befor the dash UH-60A

THe first of these letters is the role of the aircraft UH-60A (in theis case we have a utility or general purpose)

The second letter designates the special properties of the aircraft UH-60A (H is used in the army to designate Helicopters), at this point we note that an aircraft that is fixed wing with no other special properties will not have this letter (C-130D; is a transport aircraft, we know its fixed wing due to the absence of other letters to the left of the dash)

The dash is just a seperator

The numbers to the right of the dash are known as the modle number UH-60A in this case this was the 60th utility modle that they look at.

THe trailing letter will only show if there are multiple versions I.E. if an upgrade to the aircraft habens then you will see it. the first version will automatically become the A version the it will procede through the alphabet from there. Not all of these actualy make it to production so there may be gaps in the alphabet.

On the civilian side most aircraft are designated by abriviating the company name with a number designation similar to the militaries. A Bel-35 is the 35 modle Bell aircraft

This is to be used as a jumping point one should develop their own systems I do sugest one for civilian and one for military.