Corvair

Corvair Luxury Passenger Airliner
Production information
Manufacturer Boeing Interstellar[1]
Production Year 3066[2]
Use Passenger Transport
Tech Base Inner Sphere (Advanced)[1]
Chassis Type (Size) Airship (Large)[1]
Equipment Rating E/X-X-D[1]
Introduced 3066[3][1]
Technical specifications
Mass 350 tons[1]
Structural Integrity 7[1]
Safe Thrust 0.5g[1]
Max Thrust 1g[1]
Power Plant Fission[1]
Fuel (Type/Range)
Communications System Unspecified
Targeting Tracking System Unspecified
Armament
Heat Sinks 0[1]
Armor Commercial[1]
Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) 4[1]
Crew 5 (1 officer, 4 enlisted/non-rated)[1]


Description[edit]

The Corvair Luxury Passenger Airliner was designed and built by Boeing to provide month-long luxury cruises for the very rich on Tiber, a key industrial world within the Principality of Regulus. Operated by the Boeing Travel subdivision of the company, the first Corvair entered service in 3066, and six were in service by the end of the Jihad, with a further four under construction.[1]

As a key factory world with a small population, the corporate culture was predominant on Tiber, with more than six hundred corporations from the Free Worlds League 10,000 List having a presence on Tiber, and with almost half of those six hundred had headquarters located in Verona. While some regions of Tiber were heavily industrialized, other regions - such as the massive mountain ranges of New Assam - were still wild and undeveloped, and were very popular for retreats and getaways. This gave Tiber a reputation for being a vacation haven where even the most expensive tastes could be satisfied.[1]

Dedicated from the outset to the rich, every Corvair was built to exacting specifications, with the cabins built along defined themes using mostly hand-crafted metals and woods; the themes revolved around a period or architectural design, with examples of those being the Victorian stateroom about the Delphine - and the expansive Versailles Penthouse suite, rumored to have been used by Captain-General Thomas Marik and his wife for their honeymoon - and the Monet room on the Venus. The inner suites contained at least one holographic wall, suitable for viewing the terrain the airship is passing over, while the outer staterooms each had a wall made entirely from Plexus Glass-Weave, a scuff-proof material capable of stopping bullets and laser strikes. Although each Corvair could cater to 40 guests at a time, the average passenger manifest was usually roughly half of this number, as each stateroom was constructed of interlocking panels capable of being removed and manipulated to merge two or more staterooms together into larger suite complexes, for those willing to pay.[1]

The crews of the individual Corvairs were expected to be briefed on the habits, desires and mannerisms of their high-class clientele, ensuring that each received a first-class service, and the Corvair's cargo compartment was used to transport items specifically selected for the passengers, including reserve crew quarters for use when passengers required more staff. Each liner also had a dedicated business suite for those who wished to continue to conduct business while on vacation, and the Delphine was upgraded to incorporate a direct-to-HPG satellite connection.[1]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The Corvair is unarmed, but mounts two and a half tons of armor, with the nose receiving slightly more armor than the wings and after sections. Each Corvair can transport 19.5 ton of cargo as standard, and features the Environmental Sealing Chassis Modification. As standard, Corvairs have 12 first-class quarters for passengers.[1]

Variants[edit]

As of the time of writing, no known variants of the Corvair have been introduced.

Notes[edit]

As of this writing there are no canon Record Sheets for the Corvair.

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