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Zanadu Air Bus | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Avanti Aerospace[1][2] |
Production Year | 3004[3] |
Use | Luxury Air Transport |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere[1][2] |
Chassis Type (Size) | Fixed-Wing (Medium)[1][2] |
Equipment Rating | C/X-E-C[2] |
Introduced | 3004 |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 80 tons[1][2] |
Structural Integrity | 3[1][2] |
Safe Thrust | 3[1][2] |
Max Thrust | 5g[1][2] |
Power Plant | ICE[1][2] |
Fuel (Type/Range) | Petrochemical/1,200[1][2] |
Communications System | Unspecified |
Targeting Tracking System | Unspecified |
Armament | None[1][2] |
Heat Sinks | None[1][2] |
Armor | Commercial[1][2] |
Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) | 6[1][2] |
Crew | 6 (1 officer, 5 enlisted/non-rated)[2] |
Contents
Description[edit]
The Zanadu is a luxury aircraft created by Avanti Aerospace in the beginning of the thirty-first century. The aircraft is based on Avanti's twenty-ninth century Longshoreman aircraft, a basic transport which has an excellent safety record.[1][2]
Zanadu Air Buses are typically customized per the customer's order, so no two aircraft are exactly the same.[1][2]
Equipment and Capabilities[edit]
The Zanadu carries five tons of cargo with access through the left wing door. It also features 100 passenger seats and an on-board kitchen.[1][2]
Avanti craftsmen can equip the design with a wide array of equipment and amenities. These range from communications equipment and sleeping quarters to other, more unusual, features.[1][2]
Notable Aircraft and Owners[edit]
- Ricardo Hunt - the star of seventeen seasons of the Holovid show Immortal Warrior. His custom Zanadu Air Bus contained its own swimming pool.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 122: "Zanadu Air Bus"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 112: "Zanadu Air Bus"
- ↑ online date for the Zanadu