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Intent: To create a universal “safe” hyperdrive which is interdictor-resistant
Development Thread: If needed
Manufacturer: Lucerne Labs
Model: LLT-6 Zephyr Hyperdrive
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: No
Production: Minor
Material: Carbonite Insert, titanium-chromium (Internals), Synth-steel casing, Teniline granules
Speed: x0.8, x10 (back-up mode)
Height: 3 meters
Length: 6 meters
Width: 3 meter
Weight: 8 Tons
Description: Designed for use by merchant ships to prevent being ambushed by pirates, the LLT-6 Zephyr incorporates a number of features designed to make hyperspace travel more boring for the average merchant, such as a back-up mode, a rudimentary HIMS device, and redundant cooling and power systems. Because it is designed to be an relatively cheap aftermarket product, the Zephyr is designed to be backwards compatible with most existing technologies and starship designs ranging up from shuttles and light freighters up to bulk freighters and smaller passenger liners (useable on ships from 20 to 600 meters). Consequently, installing a LLT-6 Zephyr is actually easier than installing many existing hyperdrive systems. Unfortunately, these attributes have also lead to its use by some less than reputable users, such as smugglers, rebels, and those on run from the law.
The core of the Zephyr's design is actually based on the now ancient Avatar-10 hyperdrive, which was also designed to be a “universal” design compatible with most existing starship designs. But the Zephyr is not a mere copy, but rather an evolution of that design. A major layout change to that design is the incorporation of redundant systems that can be run in their own separate, operating loop that is easily accessible to the outside for quick and relatively easy repairs. This simplistic system basically allows part of the Zephyr to act as its own back-up hyperdrive in case of a malfunction or the event that the rest of the hyperdrive is somehow damaged or offline. Unfortunately, its simplicity also makes it rather slow compared to other hyperdrives, rated at x10.
The rest of the design changes are mostly brute-force engineering, modernization, and more redundant systems. The most major of these changes is the inclusion of a basic Hyperwave Inertia Momentum System. This system produces a temporary bubble in hyperspace that allows the starship to coast through interdiction fields. However, it's inclusion makes the Zephyr more prone to overheating, and consequently the Zephyr is equipped with more transpacitors and hyperspace shunts than the average hyperdrive.
On the markets, the LLT-6 is generally considered to be a rival to the 500 Series Hyperdrive made by Mandal Tech. But there are noticeable differences between the two hyperdrives, with Lucerne Labs aiming for the more low-end market. Whereas the 500 series is twice as fast and significantly smaller. The LLT-6 Zephyr is significantly cheaper and more easily adopted onto different ships.
Intent: To create a universal “safe” hyperdrive which is interdictor-resistant
Development Thread: If needed
Manufacturer: Lucerne Labs
Model: LLT-6 Zephyr Hyperdrive
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: No
Production: Minor
Material: Carbonite Insert, titanium-chromium (Internals), Synth-steel casing, Teniline granules
Speed: x0.8, x10 (back-up mode)
Height: 3 meters
Length: 6 meters
Width: 3 meter
Weight: 8 Tons
Description: Designed for use by merchant ships to prevent being ambushed by pirates, the LLT-6 Zephyr incorporates a number of features designed to make hyperspace travel more boring for the average merchant, such as a back-up mode, a rudimentary HIMS device, and redundant cooling and power systems. Because it is designed to be an relatively cheap aftermarket product, the Zephyr is designed to be backwards compatible with most existing technologies and starship designs ranging up from shuttles and light freighters up to bulk freighters and smaller passenger liners (useable on ships from 20 to 600 meters). Consequently, installing a LLT-6 Zephyr is actually easier than installing many existing hyperdrive systems. Unfortunately, these attributes have also lead to its use by some less than reputable users, such as smugglers, rebels, and those on run from the law.
The core of the Zephyr's design is actually based on the now ancient Avatar-10 hyperdrive, which was also designed to be a “universal” design compatible with most existing starship designs. But the Zephyr is not a mere copy, but rather an evolution of that design. A major layout change to that design is the incorporation of redundant systems that can be run in their own separate, operating loop that is easily accessible to the outside for quick and relatively easy repairs. This simplistic system basically allows part of the Zephyr to act as its own back-up hyperdrive in case of a malfunction or the event that the rest of the hyperdrive is somehow damaged or offline. Unfortunately, its simplicity also makes it rather slow compared to other hyperdrives, rated at x10.
The rest of the design changes are mostly brute-force engineering, modernization, and more redundant systems. The most major of these changes is the inclusion of a basic Hyperwave Inertia Momentum System. This system produces a temporary bubble in hyperspace that allows the starship to coast through interdiction fields. However, it's inclusion makes the Zephyr more prone to overheating, and consequently the Zephyr is equipped with more transpacitors and hyperspace shunts than the average hyperdrive.
On the markets, the LLT-6 is generally considered to be a rival to the 500 Series Hyperdrive made by Mandal Tech. But there are noticeable differences between the two hyperdrives, with Lucerne Labs aiming for the more low-end market. Whereas the 500 series is twice as fast and significantly smaller. The LLT-6 Zephyr is significantly cheaper and more easily adopted onto different ships.
