USS Katana NCC 95012

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Turbo lifts

Starfleet term for a high-speed elevator system used aboard Federation starships and bases for intraship personnel transport. Turbolifts are controlled verbally, with a voice-recognition computer device that directs elevator movements both horizontally and vertically within the ship.

 

1) Exterior deuterium gliders hold the turbolift in the track.

2) Turbolifts have a voice-command interface, but there is also a manual interface (seen here).

3) The inertial damper-matrix in the bottom absorbes shocks and velocity changes.

4) The walls of a turbolift are very thin, but also very strong.

5) The doors of a turbolift are non-tranparent, because the turbo-shaft is boring to look at. The doors open automaticly when a person wants to get in or out, but they can be opened manually.

6) Emergency escape hatch, in case the turbolift gets stuck between two decks.

 

 

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