By Robin Hiert, executive producer
When you've watched Star Trek Dark Armada you will have noticed that the Batavia is able to land on the surface of a planet. This has caused a lot of comments from Star Trek fans either saying it's totally awesome or claiming a Nova-class can't land because it's not canon. So let's talk about that ;)
The Nova-class was used in Star Trek Voyager in an episode titled "Equinox", where Voyager finds the U.S.S. Equinox. The crew of the Equinox seems to be hiding a dark secret. If you haven't watched it, you should, it's a pretty good episode.
The Equinox is a Nova-class ship designed by Rick Sternbach. It was based on the U.S.S. Defiant Pathfinder design by Doug Drexler. The Nova-class was designed as a science and scout ship, typically built for planetary research and analysis. This is why the ship is very small and usually not very fast... a maximum speed of warp 8. One of the most interesting features is the Waverider attached to the hull, an aerodynamic shuttle for entering a planet's atmosphere.
The Batavia is also a Nova-class used over 10 years after the destruction of the Equinox on Star Trek Voyager. The Batavia has been assigned to the Dark Hinterlands, a rather violent region of Federation space, and has been refitted to be more suitable for combat operations. The crew of the Batavia has also managed to push warp speed far beyond the maximum speed of warp 8 as seen in the episode "Nightfall".
But the big question still remains: can the Batavia land? Our answer: Yes she can! We've asked Rick Sternbach the original designer of the Nova-class used in "Equinox" and he told us this type of ship was designed to land: "The original design had four split gear doors, so it was always my intention, conceptually, to give the Equinox a set of feet like Voyager.".
So there you have it, the Nova-class was designed to land. And on our show the Batavia most certainly can whether or not it's canon, because we're just a fan production after all. So we will be setting her down from time to time and perhaps we'll even decide to take the Waverider out for a spin! Thanks for watching Star Trek Dark Armada!
Our goal is to gain more experience in film making, to keep reaching a higher level and to continue producing these episodes with the quality and passion you've come to expect from us. And of course to keep Trekkin'!
ROBIN HIERT - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Based upon the American television series "Star Trek", fan episodes of Dark Armada are published on the internet as a free stream or download.
The cast and crew of Fan Trek Productions consist of volunteers with a passion for film making and an appreciation for the television series. Payment for these episodes isn't allowed in any form due to copyright issues, so no profit can be made. The production is funded by our own team members without any external financial support.
Our goal is to gain more experience in film making, to keep reaching a higher level and to continue producing these episodes with the quality and passion you've come to expect from us. And of course to keep Trekkin'! We hope you will enjoy our episodes, the best is yet to come! ;)
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When Lt. Thompson thinks that he is up for a promotion, he has to lead a rescue mission.
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This vignette was made using 'old' footage from 2007. The scenes were deleted from a later version of the script for the episode titled "Nightfall". The vignette was released before "Nightfall" as a bit of a preview what's to come.
The crew of the Batavia goes down to Cententa III for a well deserved vacation when they're suddenly disturbed by a distress call from Admiral Taylor.
Someone is investigating Captain Alexander Richardson.
Coming soon.
Captain of the U.S.S. Batavia
Captain of the Blue Star
First Officer
Lieutenant-Commander
Lieutenant-Commander
Ensign
Admiral
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