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|class = [[03-K64-Firefly]]
 
|class = [[03-K64-Firefly]]
 
|image = [[Image:Firefly class ship.jpg|250px]]
 
|image = [[Image:Firefly class ship.jpg|250px]]
|type = Mid-Bulk Transport (Class B)
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|type = Mid-bulk transport (Class B)
|drive = Standard Radion/Accelerator Core
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|drive = Standard radion/accelerator core
|powerplant = 2 [[Blue Sun]] 6V4-178-B31 [[Trace Compression Blocks]]
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|powerplant = 2 [[Blue Sun]] 6V4-178-B31 [[Trace Compression Blocks]]<br />36 RCS thrusters
36 RCS Thrusters
 
 
|registration = [[U.A.P.]]/Hera
 
|registration = [[U.A.P.]]/Hera
 
|owner = Capt. [[Malcolm Reynolds]]
 
|owner = Capt. [[Malcolm Reynolds]]
 
|registry no. = 404-E-132-4FE274A
 
|registry no. = 404-E-132-4FE274A
 
|reg markings = None
 
|reg markings = None
|contractors = Allied Spacecraft Corp., [[Osiris]]
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|contractors = Allied Spacecraft Corp., [[Osiris]]<br />Firefly Ship Works, Ltd., [[Hera]]<br />Mandel & Earls, Ltd., [[Londinum]]
Firefly Ship Works, Ltd., [[Hera]]
 
Mandel & Earls, Ltd., [[Londinum]]
 
 
|manufacturer model no. = 47 Mark IV
 
|manufacturer model no. = 47 Mark IV
 
|hull no. = G-82659
 
|hull no. = G-82659
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|length = 269'-3"
 
|length = 269'-3"
 
|width = 170'-0"
 
|width = 170'-0"
|height = 78'-8" (Landing Gear Extended)
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|height = 78'-8" (landing gear extended)
 
|hull = L 261'-1" × W 68'-10" × H 74'-5"
 
|hull = L 261'-1" × W 68'-10" × H 74'-5"
|wingspan = 112'-4" (to Engine Mounts)
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|wingspan = 112'-4" (to engine mounts)
 
|main engine dimensions = L 62'-8" × W 28'-4" × H 29'-6"
 
|main engine dimensions = L 62'-8" × W 28'-4" × H 29'-6"
 
|empty weight = 282,500 lbs
 
|empty weight = 282,500 lbs
 
|max weight = 585,000 lbs
 
|max weight = 585,000 lbs
 
|max payload = 164,900 lbs
 
|max payload = 164,900 lbs
|crew = 5 (5 Crew Cabins)
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|crew = 5 (5 crew cabins)
|accommodation = 18 Maximum (9 Passenger Dorms)
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|accommodation = 18 Maximum (9 passenger dorms)
 
|acceleration = 4.2 G
 
|acceleration = 4.2 G
|fuel range = 400 [[A.U.]]
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|range = 400 [[A.U.]] (max fuel)<br />44 A.U. (max. payload)
 
|standard complement = 2 [[Shuttles|Endo/exo-atmospheric shuttles]]<br />1 [[MF-813 flying mule]]
|payload range = 44 A.U.
 
 
|other equipment = 2 Magnetic grappler launchers<br />6 Self-powered transmitter buoys
|standard complement = 2 [[Shuttles|Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Shuttles]], 1 [[MF-813 Flying Mule]]
 
|other equipment = 2 Magnetic Grappler Launchers
 
6 Self-Powered Transmitter Buoys
 
   
 
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Revision as of 03:30, 16 February 2009

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"But it ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. You know what the first rule of flyin' is? Love. You can know all the math in the 'Verse, but take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells ya she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her home."
Malcolm Reynolds


Serenity is the Firefly-class ship, named after the Serenity Valley, captained by Malcolm Reynolds.

History

Serenity was acquired by Mal in 2512, shortly after the war, Mal wanted a ship because it would provide freedom — even though the Alliance was ever-growing, a ship would enable them to keep outside it. Mal already had Serenity's name picked out when he bought her.

Zoë was unimpressed by Mal's purchase of the ship: at the time she was definitely a fixer-upper and needed much work before she would even take off. Despite some problems with hiring a mechanic, Mal eventually managed to get the ship off the ground, hiring out one of Serenity's two shuttles as a means of extra income, and the crew went on to expand from there.

One of the most distinctive features about Serenity is its lack of weapons; when push comes to shove, all the ship has to get it out of trouble is the ingenuity of its crew.

Components

The Serenity sets contain many components from modern day airline aircraft:

  • Pilots' chairs on the bridge and in shuttles, with Boeing's signature sheepskin covering.
  • Boeing-style throttle quadrants in the engine rooms and shuttles.
  • Boeing-style control yokes.
  • What appear to be pilots' oxygen masks are dotted around the ship - most rooms have at least one.
  • Airliner galley-style cubbyholes and trolleys at the back of the galley.
  • On the exterior, each engine of Serenity is fitted with navigation indicator lights (green on the starboard side, red on the port side).

Official ship stats

According to the official Official Serenity Blueprints.