Hey, drakensis? Two things...
Quote:First, I can't get this to parse. According to this, SC-class ships do not exist. Should that be 'more than 18 feet' and 'more than 9 feet' instead of 'less than'?
The most common space transports by far, Space Craft are defined as any spacecraft that can be landed within a standard parking lot's parking spaces (roughly, a maximum of 9 feet wide and 18 long). Craft less than 18 feet wide and less than 9 feet long do not meet this classification as they can't be relied upon to be able to navigate into the internal Space Craft docks of most really large facilities.
Quote:Second, would you consider setting the SV designation to include ships greater than 250 feet? That would let the Fateful Lightning remain an SS-class ship, just slipping in under the 250-foot limit with the trailers/cab combined length.
This deisgnation is reserved for the largest of craft - heavy cargo haulers and semi-mobile stations being the most common. In general, any space vessel that has a longest dimension in excess of 200 feet is classed as a Space Vessel and most docking facilities insist that they do not make close approaches, instead transferring crew, passengers and cargo by means of auxiliary craft.