Guide:Questor - Revision history

Dan at 13:43, 27 June 2023

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	Among the first small warp-driven [[Federation]] craft that were truly suited for interstellar operations was the '''''Questor''''' class warp yacht. The extremely compact Class H commercial design featured a small one-man cockpit with six angled windows at the bow of a main body of oval cross section, and was propelled by two impressive-looking PNG-2 warp coil assemblies on sturdy side-by-side dorsal pylons. The ratio of drive system volume to habitable volume was exceptionally high, but this alone did not yet allow such a small craft to break the barriers of interstellar flight.		Among the first small warp-driven [[Federation]] craft that were truly suited for interstellar operations was the '''''Questor''''' class warp yacht. The extremely compact Class H commercial design featured a small one-man cockpit with six angled windows at the bow of a main body of oval cross section, and was propelled by two impressive-looking PNG-2 warp coil assemblies on sturdy side-by-side dorsal pylons. The ratio of drive system volume to habitable volume was exceptionally high, but this alone did not yet allow such a small craft to break the barriers of interstellar flight.

	The craft gained its interstellar legs through the adoption of a military-standard RMR-400 antimatter reactor, a simple and reliable design relying on a pulsed antimatter feed and a gas vortex containment and cooling system. Second-stage plasma chargers added power to the design. An impulse nozzle peered from atop the main hull, between the nacelles and above the main powerplant. Ram air intakes on both sides of the hull and large skid-type landing pads were the other significant protrusions from the geometrically simple hull. A speed of warp three could be maintained for more than a year if necessary, allowing a determined pilot to reach a wide range of interstellar targets.		The craft gained its interstellar legs through the adoption of a military-standard [[RMR-400 antimatter reactor]], a simple and reliable design relying on a pulsed antimatter feed and a gas vortex containment and cooling system. Second-stage plasma chargers added power to the design. An impulse nozzle peered from atop the main hull, between the nacelles and above the main powerplant. Ram air intakes on both sides of the hull and large skid-type landing pads were the other significant protrusions from the geometrically simple hull. A speed of warp three could be maintained for more than a year if necessary, allowing a determined pilot to reach a wide range of interstellar targets.

	Naturally, fifteen-month cruises were full of hardships for a one-man crew, and onboard conditions could become unbearable in far shorter time. It took special courage for a pilot to venture that deep into space aboard such a small craft. In addition to guts, special competence in warp engine repair and antimatter technology was required for obtaining a master’s license for a ''Questor'', not to mention the considerable wealth needed to purchase the vessel in the first place. Typical customers were corporations that utilized the vessels in short interstellar or insystem liaison operations; in these less arduous journeys, up to three passengers in addition to the pilot could be semi-comfortably accommodated in the simple bunk compartment amidships and the central social space and entry foyer forward of it. Access to and from the interior spaces was through side doors with integrated one-man airlocks, or a dorsally deployed docking tube.		Naturally, fifteen-month cruises were full of hardships for a one-man crew, and onboard conditions could become unbearable in far shorter time. It took special courage for a pilot to venture that deep into space aboard such a small craft. In addition to guts, special competence in warp engine repair and antimatter technology was required for obtaining a master’s license for a ''Questor'', not to mention the considerable wealth needed to purchase the vessel in the first place. Typical customers were corporations that utilized the vessels in short interstellar or insystem liaison operations; in these less arduous journeys, up to three passengers in addition to the pilot could be semi-comfortably accommodated in the simple bunk compartment amidships and the central social space and entry foyer forward of it. Access to and from the interior spaces was through side doors with integrated one-man airlocks, or a dorsally deployed docking tube.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The sidebar suggests that the ''Questor'' class runabout entered Star Fleet service in [[2259]], but Timo is rather specific that it went through an evaluation period that began in [[2261]]. I'm modifying all references to have its service start in the latter year. The former year is when it is presumed the vessel was first offered for commercial sale.		* The sidebar suggests that the ''Questor'' class runabout entered Star Fleet service in [[2259]], but Timo is rather specific that it went through an evaluation period that began in [[2261]]. I'm modifying all references to have its service start in the latter year. The former year is when it is presumed the vessel was first offered for commercial sale.

			* I've designated the [[Ship Registry Codes\|registry prefix]] NDG to represent ships licensed under the [[Deneva\|Denevan]] merchant marine. My rationale is that [[Carter Winston]] he;d dual residency on [[Earth]] and Deneva and that he probably purchased the vessel under the aegis of one of his corporations.

	==References==		==References==

Dan: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The sidebar suggests that the ''Questor'' class runabout entered Star Fleet service in [[2259]], but Timo is rather specific that it went through an evaluation period that began in [[2261]]. I'm modifying all references to have its service start in the latter year.		* The sidebar suggests that the ''Questor'' class runabout entered Star Fleet service in [[2259]], but Timo is rather specific that it went through an evaluation period that began in [[2261]]. I'm modifying all references to have its service start in the latter year. The former year is when it is presumed the vessel was first offered for commercial sale.

	==References==		==References==

Dan at 00:01, 16 December 2022

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	\|category= runabout		\|category= runabout
	\|years= [[2261]] - [[2286]]		\|years= [[2261]] - [[2286]]
	\|constructed= 149		\|constructed= 149<br>
			* evaluation: 6 (purchased [[2261]])
			* full appropriation: 143 (built [[2263]]-[[2265]])
	\|length= 16.0 m		\|length= 16.0 m
	\|beam= 7.7 m		\|beam= 7.7 m

Dan at 23:55, 15 December 2022

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	\|classname= ''Questor''		\|classname= ''Questor''
	\|category= runabout		\|category= runabout
	\|years= [[~~2259~~]] - [[2286]]		\|years= [[2261]] - [[2286]]
	\|constructed= 149		\|constructed= 149
	\|length= 16.0 m		\|length= 16.0 m

Dan: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*		* The sidebar suggests that the ''Questor'' class runabout entered Star Fleet service in [[2259]], but Timo is rather specific that it went through an evaluation period that began in [[2261]]. I'm modifying all references to have its service start in the latter year.

	==References==		==References==

Dan: /* Background: Hobbyist's Guide */

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Background: Hobbyist's Guide

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	[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A corporate ''Questor'' touching down on [[Mars]], displaying the simple but efficient landing gear to advantage. Gas-heating atmospheric engines handle precision guidance at final approach and touchdown, negating a need for powerful lateral gravitics.]]		[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A corporate ''Questor'' touching down on [[Mars]], displaying the simple but efficient landing gear to advantage. Gas-heating atmospheric engines handle precision guidance at final approach and touchdown, negating a need for powerful lateral gravitics.]]

	Some lone eccentrics in possession of sufficient resources did buy the vessels for personal use, be it simple pleasure or more altruistic goals. Of the latter, the [[Earth\|Australian]]-[[Deneva\|Denevan]] dilithium zillionaire and philanthropist [[Carter Winston]] is a good example. Tragically, this colorful if controversial researcher perished while exploring space on his own, in search of ancient, alien arts of healing. His battered vessel ''Cybil Mae'', recovered near the Romulan border by ''USS Enterprise'', was in [[2270]] brought to display on the Winston memorial grounds in Canberra.		Some lone eccentrics in possession of sufficient resources did buy the vessels for personal use, be it simple pleasure or more altruistic goals. Of the latter, the [[Earth\|Australian]]-[[Deneva\|Denevan]] dilithium zillionaire and philanthropist [[Carter Winston]] is a good example. Tragically, this colorful if controversial researcher perished while exploring space on his own, in search of ancient, alien arts of healing. His battered vessel ''Cybil Mae'', recovered near the Romulan border by ''USS Enterprise'' (NCC-1701, ''[[Guide: Constitution\|Constitution]]'' class heavy cruiser), was in [[2270]] brought to display on the Winston memorial grounds in Canberra.

	While theoretically stowable aboard starships, the ''Questor'' design did not quite meet [[Star Fleet]]’s needs for an advanced starship auxiliary. There were obvious shortcomings in the design from the military point of view, like the lack of combat shielding or long-range communications or sensor gear, or incompatibility of refueling and resupply systems. Much of the warp performance was superfluous for a starship auxiliary, whereas onboard spaces were optimized for habitation, not cargo and passenger volume and efficient ingress/egress. Still, an evaluation period in [[2261]]-[[2263\|63]] established the value of the craft in outpost liaison missions, and Star Fleet purchased some 149 ''Questors'' for use as runabouts. These were mainly distributed across the administrative outposts of the colonization zone, as well as a number of embassies and consulates on non-[[Federation]] worlds.		While theoretically stowable aboard starships, the ''Questor'' design did not quite meet [[Star Fleet]]’s needs for an advanced starship auxiliary. There were obvious shortcomings in the design from the military point of view, like the lack of combat shielding or long-range communications or sensor gear, or incompatibility of refueling and resupply systems. Much of the warp performance was superfluous for a starship auxiliary, whereas onboard spaces were optimized for habitation, not cargo and passenger volume and efficient ingress/egress. Still, an evaluation period in [[2261]]-[[2263\|63]] established the value of the craft in outpost liaison missions, and Star Fleet purchased some 149 ''Questors'' for use as runabouts. These were mainly distributed across the administrative outposts of the colonization zone, as well as a number of embassies and consulates on non-[[Federation]] worlds.

Dan: /* Background: Hobbyist's Guide */

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	The craft gained its interstellar legs through the adoption of a military-standard RMR-400 antimatter reactor, a simple and reliable design relying on a pulsed antimatter feed and a gas vortex containment and cooling system. Second-stage plasma chargers added power to the design. An impulse nozzle peered from atop the main hull, between the nacelles and above the main powerplant. Ram air intakes on both sides of the hull and large skid-type landing pads were the other significant protrusions from the geometrically simple hull. A speed of warp three could be maintained for more than a year if necessary, allowing a determined pilot to reach a wide range of interstellar targets.		The craft gained its interstellar legs through the adoption of a military-standard RMR-400 antimatter reactor, a simple and reliable design relying on a pulsed antimatter feed and a gas vortex containment and cooling system. Second-stage plasma chargers added power to the design. An impulse nozzle peered from atop the main hull, between the nacelles and above the main powerplant. Ram air intakes on both sides of the hull and large skid-type landing pads were the other significant protrusions from the geometrically simple hull. A speed of warp three could be maintained for more than a year if necessary, allowing a determined pilot to reach a wide range of interstellar targets.

	Naturally, fifteen-month cruises were full of hardships for a one-man crew, and onboard conditions could become unbearable in far shorter time. It took special courage for a pilot to venture that deep into space aboard such a small craft. In addition to guts, special competence in warp engine repair and antimatter technology was required for obtaining a master’s license for a Questor, not to mention the considerable wealth needed to purchase the vessel in the first place. Typical customers were corporations that utilized the vessels in short interstellar or insystem liaison operations; in these less arduous journeys, up to three passengers in addition to the pilot could be semi-comfortably accommodated in the simple bunk compartment amidships and the central social space and entry foyer forward of it. Access to and from the interior spaces was through side doors with integrated one-man airlocks, or a dorsally deployed docking tube.		Naturally, fifteen-month cruises were full of hardships for a one-man crew, and onboard conditions could become unbearable in far shorter time. It took special courage for a pilot to venture that deep into space aboard such a small craft. In addition to guts, special competence in warp engine repair and antimatter technology was required for obtaining a master’s license for a ''Questor'', not to mention the considerable wealth needed to purchase the vessel in the first place. Typical customers were corporations that utilized the vessels in short interstellar or insystem liaison operations; in these less arduous journeys, up to three passengers in addition to the pilot could be semi-comfortably accommodated in the simple bunk compartment amidships and the central social space and entry foyer forward of it. Access to and from the interior spaces was through side doors with integrated one-man airlocks, or a dorsally deployed docking tube.

	[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A corporate Questor touching down on Mars, displaying the simple but efficient landing gear to advantage. Gas-heating atmospheric engines handle precision guidance at final approach and touchdown, negating a need for powerful lateral gravitics.]]		[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A corporate ''Questor'' touching down on [[Mars]], displaying the simple but efficient landing gear to advantage. Gas-heating atmospheric engines handle precision guidance at final approach and touchdown, negating a need for powerful lateral gravitics.]]

	Some lone eccentrics in possession of sufficient resources did buy the vessels for personal use, be it simple pleasure or more altruistic goals. Of the latter, the Australian-Denevan dilithium zillionaire and philanthropist Carter Winston is a good example. Tragically, this colorful if controversial researcher perished while exploring space on his own, in search of ancient, alien arts of healing. His battered vessel Cybil Mae, recovered near the Romulan border by USS Enterprise, was in 2270 brought to display on the Winston memorial grounds in Canberra.		Some lone eccentrics in possession of sufficient resources did buy the vessels for personal use, be it simple pleasure or more altruistic goals. Of the latter, the [[Earth\|Australian]]-[[Deneva\|Denevan]] dilithium zillionaire and philanthropist [[Carter Winston]] is a good example. Tragically, this colorful if controversial researcher perished while exploring space on his own, in search of ancient, alien arts of healing. His battered vessel ''Cybil Mae'', recovered near the Romulan border by ''USS Enterprise'', was in [[2270]] brought to display on the Winston memorial grounds in Canberra.

	While theoretically stowable aboard starships, the Questor design did not quite meet Star ~~Fleet’s~~ needs for an advanced starship auxiliary. There were obvious shortcomings in the design from the military point of view, like the lack of combat shielding or long-range communications or sensor gear, or incompatibility of refueling and resupply systems. Much of the warp performance was superfluous for a starship auxiliary, whereas onboard spaces were optimized for habitation, not cargo and passenger volume and efficient ingress/egress. Still, an evaluation period in 2261-63 established the value of the craft in outpost liaison missions, and Star Fleet purchased some 149 Questors for use as runabouts. These were mainly distributed across the administrative outposts of the colonization zone, as well as a number of embassies and consulates on non-Federation worlds.		While theoretically stowable aboard starships, the ''Questor'' design did not quite meet [[Star Fleet]]’s needs for an advanced starship auxiliary. There were obvious shortcomings in the design from the military point of view, like the lack of combat shielding or long-range communications or sensor gear, or incompatibility of refueling and resupply systems. Much of the warp performance was superfluous for a starship auxiliary, whereas onboard spaces were optimized for habitation, not cargo and passenger volume and efficient ingress/egress. Still, an evaluation period in [[2261]]-[[2263\|63]] established the value of the craft in outpost liaison missions, and Star Fleet purchased some 149 ''Questors'' for use as runabouts. These were mainly distributed across the administrative outposts of the colonization zone, as well as a number of embassies and consulates on non-[[Federation]] worlds.

	The last Questors were drawn from Fleet service in 2286, at which time comparable types of long-range shuttlecraft were already in regular use on starbases and being deployed on large starships as well. Still, the Questor design had whetted Star Fleet’s appetite for modern runabouts, and directly prompted the development of the Juneau class in the 2280s. Unofficially, several distant outposts retained Questors for liaison tasks well into the 2320s.		The last ''Questors'' were drawn from Fleet service in [[2286]], at which time comparable types of long-range shuttlecraft were already in regular use on starbases and being deployed on large starships as well. Still, the ''Questor'' design had whetted Star Fleet’s appetite for modern runabouts, and directly prompted the development of the ''[[Guide: Juneau\|Juneau]]'' class in the [[2280s]]. Unofficially, several distant outposts retained ''Questors'' for liaison tasks well into the [[2320s]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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			File:Questor (Trig) (bow).png
	File:Questor (Trigwell) (dorsal).png		File:Questor (Trigwell) (dorsal).png
			File:Questor (Trig) (stern).png

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	~~File:Questor (Trigwell) (bow2).png~~
	File:Questor (Trigwell) (dorsal).png		File:Questor (Trigwell) (dorsal).png
	~~File:Questor (Trigwell) (stern2).png~~

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	[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A corporate ''Questor'' touching down on [[Mars]], displaying the simple but efficient landing gear to advantage. Gas-heating atmospheric engines handle precision guidance at final approach and touchdown, negating a need for powerful lateral gravitics.]]		[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A corporate ''Questor'' touching down on [[Mars]], displaying the simple but efficient landing gear to advantage. Gas-heating atmospheric engines handle precision guidance at final approach and touchdown, negating a need for powerful lateral gravitics.]]

	Some lone eccentrics in possession of sufficient resources did buy the vessels for personal use, be it simple pleasure or more altruistic goals. Of the latter, the [[Earth\|Australian]]-[[Deneva\|Denevan]] dilithium zillionaire and philanthropist [[Carter Winston]] is a good example. Tragically, this colorful if controversial researcher perished while exploring space on his own, in search of ancient, alien arts of healing. His battered vessel ''Cybil Mae'', recovered near the Romulan border by ''USS Enterprise'', was in [[2270]] brought to display on the Winston memorial grounds in Canberra.		Some lone eccentrics in possession of sufficient resources did buy the vessels for personal use, be it simple pleasure or more altruistic goals. Of the latter, the [[Earth\|Australian]]-[[Deneva\|Denevan]] dilithium zillionaire and philanthropist [[Carter Winston]] is a good example. Tragically, this colorful if controversial researcher perished while exploring space on his own, in search of ancient, alien arts of healing. His battered vessel ''Cybil Mae'', recovered near the Romulan border by ''USS Enterprise'' (NCC-1701, ''[[Guide: Constitution\|Constitution]]'' class heavy cruiser), was in [[2270]] brought to display on the Winston memorial grounds in Canberra.

	While theoretically stowable aboard starships, the ''Questor'' design did not quite meet [[Star Fleet]]’s needs for an advanced starship auxiliary. There were obvious shortcomings in the design from the military point of view, like the lack of combat shielding or long-range communications or sensor gear, or incompatibility of refueling and resupply systems. Much of the warp performance was superfluous for a starship auxiliary, whereas onboard spaces were optimized for habitation, not cargo and passenger volume and efficient ingress/egress. Still, an evaluation period in [[2261]]-[[2263\|63]] established the value of the craft in outpost liaison missions, and Star Fleet purchased some 149 ''Questors'' for use as runabouts. These were mainly distributed across the administrative outposts of the colonization zone, as well as a number of embassies and consulates on non-[[Federation]] worlds.		While theoretically stowable aboard starships, the ''Questor'' design did not quite meet [[Star Fleet]]’s needs for an advanced starship auxiliary. There were obvious shortcomings in the design from the military point of view, like the lack of combat shielding or long-range communications or sensor gear, or incompatibility of refueling and resupply systems. Much of the warp performance was superfluous for a starship auxiliary, whereas onboard spaces were optimized for habitation, not cargo and passenger volume and efficient ingress/egress. Still, an evaluation period in [[2261]]-[[2263\|63]] established the value of the craft in outpost liaison missions, and Star Fleet purchased some 149 ''Questors'' for use as runabouts. These were mainly distributed across the administrative outposts of the colonization zone, as well as a number of embassies and consulates on non-[[Federation]] worlds.