The Spirits Within - Airships/Vehicles - Black Boa Black Boa Model #MX)V-801 Empirically-Proven, Bi-Directional Cosmic Travel Concept Craft Extended rocket engine (x1) Linear aero-spike booster (x2) Combined cycle engine (x2) Acceleration position control booster (x4) Expandable Payload Payload can be expanded according to the mission Loads up to 4 Quatro-type armored vehicles Internal Payload Originally conceived as a large-scale transportation shuttle to be used in the construction of a space station for human habitation. The construction project was suspended after the first test shuttle was finished due to intensified combat. Also, the construction of the tactical space station "Zeus" was nearly completed by utilizing primarily the 600 series production plans were not nearly as advanced. As a result, only the first test shuttle currently exists. As the Phantom/Gaia environmental research craft based on the outdated 500 series shuttle was retired, the military obtained the first test shuttle, renovated it by adding a scan radar system among other items and placed in into operation as a reconnaissance craft. Its internal engine and fuel tank enabled it to travel in and out of the atmosphere without supporting external engines or fuel tanks. It is also capable of vertical lift-off and landing.   « Back