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Re: Starship Command Chairs
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 12:55:04 GMT
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Lindsay,

    Impressive. Most Impressive!

> Hi, .space folks--
> 
> This little issue has been on my mind for some time, as I feverishly and
> wishfully plot my magnificent (yet humble) starship plans.  We've had
> discussions of bridges, bridge layouts, and the like; among these have
> been some stunning examples of "floating bridges" using the giant
> quarter domes and more traditional windowed bridges; a few ships didn't
> even have bridges per se.  Well, this post addresses something much
> smaller in scope:  the captain's chair.

Hmm.. I used the 2x3 Rocket chair, as I call it, for my starship bridge. (I
really need to post pictures of it sometime!) I have not yet made the
captains chair different than the other two chairs, for the first officer
and the other. It is like the Enterprise D. The Enterpirse-E bridge is
really weird, however. It doesn't look like many Ensigns will be able to fly
over the consoles. : (

> The first is the "basic" command chair, with diagnostic button panels;
> it is the most primitive and might be found on ships of all generations:
> 
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr1f.jpg
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr1r.jpg

Real nice design.

> The next chair is a modification of type 1.  It's also my favourite--the
> screen held out in front of the officer really came out nicely.  This is
> expected to be a mid-level-tech military standard chair.
> 
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr2f.jpg
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr2r.jpg

My First officers and Captain's  also have computers sort of like this, with
that 1x4 piece to swing out so they can access it.

> Want to use direct neural control for your starship, or do you just like
> big funky headrests?  Type 3, the "advanced chair," might pique your
> interest:
> 
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr3f.jpg
> http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/carthage/1046/cmdchr3r.jpg

This is an awesome chair, I might have to build one now! : )

Very nice designs, Lindsay. Sigh, I guess I will have to finish my bridge
and build a ship for it as well. : )

Scott E. Sanburn
Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> http://www.aeieng.com
LEGO Page -> http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3372/legoindex.html
Coming Soon: The Sanburn Systems Company



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