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The Type-17 [[shuttlecraft]] is designed for cargo, specifically, ground-to-[[orbit]] transportation. 


Developed to support [[away team]]s during survey missions, this shuttle only requires a crew of two people. Often used to transport ground vehicles or hovercars in order to assist in extending stays on a [[planet]], this space can also be easily converted into a rest area for the crew, which allows them to use the shuttle as a sort of "home base of operations."


Unlike other, more common shuttles, the Type 17 are usually posted on front-line starships only, with the intention of use in a wide variety of missions. 


The forward area of this shuttlecraft contains a cockpit with two stations, as well as an auxiliary seat (called "jump seat" by [[pilot]]s) that can be manned by a specialist or passenger. <br>Behind (or "[[aft]]") this seat are two large side hatches, which fold down and turn into ramps over the shuttle warp [[nacelle]]s to reach the ground. Behind this section is where the bulk of the cargo is stored, with the floor in that section possessing special [[gravity]] plating that holds the cargo in place during flight.


At the very end of the shuttle, there is a large hatch which can also fold down and turn into a ramp. 


The shuttle does have armament, in the form of forward and aft [[phaser]] arrays, as well as [[graviton]] [[shield]]ing. 

The reasoning behind these weapons is due to the nature of these shuttles, and their predisposition of attractiveness to pirates.






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