Blue Midget
Blue Midget-series transport | |
Spacecraft Characteristics | |
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Base Hull | Custom four-deck cargo transport |
Drive Type | Reactionless thrusters (gravity drive) |
Drive Rating | max. velocity 0.04c |
Owner | Jupiter Mining Corporation |
Registry Number | JMCB-## |
Launched | July 2014 |
Purpose | Cargo transport |
Primary Crew | 3-6 |
Operational Status | Active |
More or less mass produced vehicles, they don't bear any more than superficial resemblance to the Blue Midget designs from Red Dwarf, aside from being painted blue and boxy. As a single, each one is larger than either Starbug, encompassing four decks, although a fair amount of the space in each is dedicated to cargo and storage. Each has a crew of three, with more than adequate facilities to support six crew when necessary.
Due to it's large size, the Blue Midget class contains equipment for external umbilical docking with both smaller craft, and larger stations. It also carries a single auxiliary craft, typically a 'waved Honda Fit or equivalent.
All Blue Midgets are officially numbered rather than named, but each one has a name given it by the crew, the most prominently known being 'Eat And Run'.
Known Class Quirk
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: Any attempt to push the vehicle past 50% of it's rated speed will result in the ship vibrating like it's about to shed every single bolt that holds it together.