Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted February 16, 2004 The Defiant's MSD shows the ship being 4 decks with landing struts on deck 4. Would you have liked to see the Defiant land in a DS9 episode? If so, would would be the plot to justify a landing? Also, does anyone have any idea where the landing struts would descend from the bottom of the ship? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewey 0 Posted February 16, 2004 I'm not sure where teh landing struts would be, not having my DS9 technical manual to hand. However I could easily see a situation where the Defiant would land to rescue a large number of troops if the transporter is not functioning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted February 16, 2004 Well, I can see the Defiant landing to lose some persuit from the enemy. the landing struts would come probably from the inboard side of the warp nacelles. this would allow for the shortest and strongest possible struts, closest to the center of gravity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewey 0 Posted February 17, 2004 Well, I've had a look at the technical manual (I found a good excuse to read it again :lol: ) and I found an extract about it's flight operations: Taken from technical manual: Defiant Flight operations All standard flight operational rules are in effect for Defiant, as a single, nonseperable interstellar vessel. The current mission types include tactical and defence, emergeancy and rescue, and secondary scientific investigations. The operating modes include cruise, yellow alert, red alert, external support, and reduced power. From this, I would probably guess that the ship can't land given there is no mention of a blue alert. Also given that the ship is experimental maybe they didn't see it fit to include the ability given they needed to rush the thing out in preparation for the BORG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted February 17, 2004 The ship is only four decks and it's MSD, seen on the show, shows landing struts on deck 4, so wether it can land or not is not in question, becuase it has been proven on screen. :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewey 0 Posted February 17, 2004 Hmm, I honestly haven't seen them mainly because I wasn't looking. Perhaps Sisko requested them to be added to the ship because the mission requirements of Defiant changed inbetween Wolf359 and the Dominion war. Are you sure the landing struts were on the original defiant, or the renamed defiant (USS Sao Paulo)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted February 18, 2004 Both ships. The landing struts are a standard feature on Defiant-class ships. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted February 18, 2004 it also said in the tech manual the ship has the capability to land for ditching operations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stoned_vulcan 0 Posted February 29, 2004 I can see the Defiant having a landing capability its small enough.. but then again the Ent D did... "land" in Generations.. just not very well lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
