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Description
Progress update for this ship, recently renamed to Humming Bird.

First WIP is here: [link]

Conceptually, this is a very fast, very light scout ship. It is lightly (if at all) armed, and is primarily designed to get in and get out fast, using its extreme maneuverability to evade attackers. It is equipped with mission specific reconnaissance equipment, allowing it to specialize rather than generalize like AWACS, UAVs, and satellites.

Its experimental combination RAM/SCRAM Jet engines allow it to reach and maintain speeds in excess of 4500 MPH at high altitude. At operational heights, its speed is still very respectable at 1400 MPH.

Its most unique feature, and the feature for which it was named, is the highly advanced QSML (Quantum Superconducting Magnetic Levitation) System. This is installed on the underside of the ship, and when activated, produces a low humming sound and allows the ship to hover and flit around like its namesake.

While not capable of complete stealth, in the hands of a skilled pilot, this ship is nigh impossible to catch and its high speed assures that by the time you detect it, it's already there. Training for this craft is extremely difficult and intensive, and only those pilots with very high reflexes are able to pilot it. Since its program began 5 years ago in 2085, only a dozen men and women have ever completed training successfully. The mortality rate in the training program is 40%.

Description
Progress update for this ship, recently renamed to Humming Bird.

First WIP is here: [link]

Conceptually, this is a very fast, very light scout ship. It is lightly (if at all) armed, and is primarily designed to get in and get out fast, using its extreme maneuverability to evade attackers. It is equipped with mission specific reconnaissance equipment, allowing it to specialize rather than generalize like AWACS, UAVs, and satellites.

Its experimental combination RAM/SCRAM Jet engines allow it to reach and maintain speeds in excess of 4500 MPH at high altitude. At operational heights, its speed is still very respectable at 1400 MPH.

Its most unique feature, and the feature for which it was named, is the highly advanced QSML (Quantum Superconducting Magnetic Levitation) System. This is installed on the underside of the ship, and when activated, produces a low humming sound and allows the ship to hover and flit around like its namesake.

While not capable of complete stealth, in the hands of a skilled pilot, this ship is nigh impossible to catch and its high speed assures that by the time you detect it, it's already there. Training for this craft is extremely difficult and intensive, and only those pilots with very high reflexes are able to pilot it. Since its program began 5 years ago in 2085, only a dozen men and women have ever completed training successfully. The mortality rate in the training program is 40%.