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Nightingale-class fast courier specifications

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Specifications: Columbia Shipyards Nightingale-class interstellar courier/patrol ship

General characteristics

Crew: 6: pilot, co-pilot, navigator/sensor operator, weapon systems operator/loadmaster (WSO/LM), communications officer, observation/passenger position
Passengers: Varies (cabin space for six additional passengers)
Length: 273 ft 2 in
Wingspan: 148 ft 4 in
Height: 20 ft 8 in
Wing area: 3248 ft2
Empty weight: 850,000 lbs  (385,900 kg)
Loaded weight: 1,050,000 lb (476,700 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 1,585,945 lb (720,019 kg)
Powerplant: 6 x Commonwealth Spatial Drive Works Mark VIII thermonuclear fusion pulse engines w/trans-atmospheric boosters + McDaniels Astrophysical Warp Dynamics Type 202 time/space warp drive
-Dry thrust: 68,113 lbf (303.10 kN) each
-Thrust with afterburner: 136,225 lbf for -220 (606.20 kN for –Mark VIII) each
-Thrust from trans-atmospheric boosters: 275,575 lbf for -200 (1226.31 kN for –Mark VIII) each  
FTL Performance: 12 Light Years per day
Fuel capacity: 535,945 lb (243,319 kg) internal

Performance

Maximum speed (atmosphere): Mach 5.6 / Mach 30 (trans-atmospheric boosters only)
Maximum speed (Space): 500 kps (kilometers per second) acceleration
High altitude: Mach 5.5+
Low altitude: Mach 5.0
Combat radius:  215,657,500 smi (spatial)
Combat radius: 40.7 Light Years (interstellar)
Service ceiling: 325,000 ft
Rate of climb: >60,000 ft/min (with trans-atmospheric boosters)
Thrust/weight: 1.95 (Mark VIII)

Armament

Guns:
4 X Mark XX Takashi-Toyama point-defense laser cannons (turret-mounted)
2 X Mark XII Takashi-Toyama “Shield” medium-energy anti-missile laser cannon

Missiles: None

Avionics:  
ESWR (Early Spatial Warning Receiver): 320,000 smi (515200 km) or more
Radar: Pinnacle Sensor Works Long-Range Warning Array 285,000–300,000 miles (458850-483,000 km) against 1 m2 (6 sq ft) targets (estimated range)
Takashi-Toyama “Aegis” Type 80 Defensive Energy Shield
Victoria Defensive Implements AIR-11 flares for protection against IR missiles.

Countermeasures:  
Commonwealth Aerospace Electrics XX-20 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator
Commonwealth Aerospace Electrics Type-C Spatial Electronic Warfare Warning Set
Victoria Defensive Implements SWR-20 Early Spatial Warning Receivers (ESWR)
Pinnacle Sensor Works ACS-A Advanced Countermeasures System (ACS)
Victoria Defensive Implements AIRD-5 Chaff/Flares dispenser system
Revised technical specifications for the Nightingale-class fast courier of Her Majesty's Interstellar Patrol.
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Tank50us's avatar
I'm guessing this thing is designed to fill the role similar to that of the "Jeep Carriers" in World War 2.

PS: I'm almost finished the Habus model, might need to run some things by ya though before I go to UVing and texturing.