Description
A long length was required to house the spinal mounted rail gun. At the stern are six forward cantedwings housing the flight systems. The pilot is housed in a VR control system buried deep inside the hull behind layers of nano armour.
Hellla was designed to defeat the larger space craft being deployed by the Earth's other nations. These craft are more akin to wet navy warships than the UK's aircraft based ethos.
Control Systems
The pilot sits within a VR pilot control system incorporating Control, High-g compensation, combat, survival systems, and virtual reality. Many systems are considered standard but the VR system allows the pilot to spend many months in flight whilst in a virtual environment. This can be anything from training to recreation.
With lessons learnt from the Dart the Hella puts the pilot at the heart of the machine, seamlessly linking with the fighter's AI the pilot becomes one with the craft.
High-g manoeuvring
The Hella uses the same liquid filled cockpit that is in use by the Spitfire. This gel-filled cockpit provides increased g-force resistance by using a liquid breathing system which is difficult to compress.
Safety Systems
Safety systems of the Hella are different to other RSF StarCraft. Due to its size it uses a system adapted from the Sol stations. In the event of a catastrophic failure the entire cockpit ball is ejected from the craft. It is larger than usual and is quite capable of inter-solar flight and atmospheric operations. A hibernation system can keep a pilot alive almost indefinitely due to solar charging.
As a final ejection system the pilot is able to eject from the cockpit and parachute down to a planet's surface. The parachute is usually sized to suit the planet's environment before combat.
Propulsion Systems
Swiftstar EM Drive Clusters
The Hella uses the same drive clusters that are fitted to the Dart fighter. Six cluster wings surround the central hull providing great speed and acceleration.
The ElectroGravitic compensation system defeats harsh manoeuvres of 50g and above. This enables the Hella to undertake manoeuvres much faster than their wet navy sized counterparts.