The Delta Flyer - Class starship is really just a larger, more advanced version of the Starfleet Class 2 shuttlecraft. It was designed to be used in almost all known environments. This brand of starship was first constructed in 2375, when the U.S.S. 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, Lt. 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 attatched to the sides of the ships are retractable. This is similar to the Intrepid - Class starship's design. 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 a supershuttle was disabled by the Borg weapons. Other people invloved in this ship's design were Lieutenant Commander Tuvok, Ensign Harry Kim, Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres, Ensign Vorik, and Seven of Nine. For a short while, Lt. Paris planned to put tailfins on the sides of the nacelles. He suggested that this would scare off the enemy with its fierce design. His idea was later rejected and he was forced to remove them.
Image of the Delta Flyer Under Construction
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