The AFC has been working on a rebuild of the CTE 750AE Civilian Starflier in an attempt to create a ship purposely built as a racer. Using an old Starflier hull as a basis, the following modifications were applied:
Stargazer power plant installed - to provide modern levels of power
Starblazer computer suite installed - closest hull to the Starflier, major overhaul in programming
Weapons mounts updated to support modern Class 6 guns
An engine mounting system based on tractors and free floating rails, acting as a shock absorber
In addition, the ship sports a custom built two stage engine consisting of a laser induced plasma thruster followed by a graviticly focused fusion afterburner.
The plasma stage is achieved by using a near weapon grade laser to induce plasma by firing onto a focus point into a continuous stream of H-Fuel. Continuous computer monitoring ensures that the flow does not get out of control, with the simple expedient of cutting off the fuel to kill the reaction.
This results in a fusion stream that is vented as thrust, giving the small ship an acceleration previously unattainable.
The one short fall of the design is that, since the development focused on racing, the ship's combat focus is secondary. It has weapons mounts, but will eat the ready capacitor exceedingly quickly and recharges more slowly than average.
Christo looked at the report, but he felt like something wasn't quite right. he just couldn't put a finger on what it was.
With the report labeled, "Draft #1", he sent a copy off to Sunny and Hyun, figuring that they might have some input.