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 The following lists commercial Solomani spacecraft common to each technology level.
+For a related page, see [[space stations]].
+===== Terminology =====
+==== Small Craft ====
+//Small craft// are less than 100dt and lack a jump drive.
+=== Boat ===
+Anything designed for ferrying passengers and light cargo between ships, normally within a few kilometres of each other. Rarely have life support for more than a few days, and have less than 1km/s delta-v. They are often carried by larger ships.
+=== Shuttle ===
+A small craft designed for ferrying passengers and cargo between a planet and low orbit. Similar to boats, with limited life support but considerably greater delta-v due to the need to reach orbit. Most shuttles have the ability to land on a planet and return to orbit, though this doesn't become possible until TL10+.
+=== Fighter ===
+A fighter is a small one or two man craft, generally less than 20dt, designed for combat engagements. They have high acceleration and a delta-v in km/s or tens of km/s depending on tech level. A day or two of life support is common, though some can support missions of a week or more. They are heavily armed, often mostly with single shot weapons such as missiles.
+=== Gunboat ===
+Larger than a fighter, but still smaller than 100dt. They have longer life support duration (weeks or months), and are designed for patrolling a star system, requiring a high delta-v and moderate thrust. They normally support up to half a dozen crew, so they can have multiple shifts.
+=== Yacht ===
+A small civilian craft designed for interplanetary travel within a system. Have weeks or months of life support, and moderate delta-v and thrust. Generally unarmed and lightweight. Some of the larger varieties can be greater than 100dt in size, but they are rare.
+==== Civilian Starships ====
+=== Free Trader ===
+A jump capable craft generally up to about 300dt in size. The fact that the crew are also the owners tends to be the main definition of a //Free Trader//.
+=== Light Freighter ===
+A jump capable cargo freighter up to 1,000dt in size.
+=== Medium Freighter ===
+A jump capable cargo freighter up to 10,000dt in size.
+=== Heavy Freighter ===
+A jump capable cargo freighter up to 30,000dt in size.
+===== Designs =====
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 ===== Technology Level 9 =====
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 Spacecraft which pre-date jump drives.
+==== Condor II Heavy Lifter (60dt) ====
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+A simple cheap transport to get cargo from surface to orbit. It is a streamlined box with limited aerodynamic capability. It is 22m long, 15m wide and 4m tall.
+There are many variants of the original //Condor//, and afew are left in service. Most though have been replaced by newer ships, amongst them are the //Condor Mk II// which was the first to be built with all new technology.
+It has 150% the cargo capacity of the original, as well as slightly improved thrust and range. It is still greatly limited by its use of chemical drives, but anything else available is considered too 'dirty' to use planet side.
+Like the original variants, the Mk II was a well known sight in some parts of Sol sector as the knowledge to build Jump drives was slowly recovered.
 ==== Eagle Bulk Freighter (3200dt) ====