Delta Flyer type The " Delta Flyer " - type was a Starfleet shuttlecraft designed and built by the crew of during the vessel ' s stay in the Delta Quadrant , from which its name was derived . Two vessels of this type were constructed during " Voyager " s return to Earth from the Delta Quadrant . History . Although Lieutenant Tom Paris had been petitioning his superiors on " Voyager " for some time to allow him to construct the first incarnation of the " Delta Flyer " , he had been overruled many times due to the vessel ' s lack of necessary resources to construct a new vessel from scratch . When the crew realized that Class 2 shuttle s were becoming inadequate in the increasingly hostile Delta Quadrant , it took the near - loss of a multispatial probe to finally convince Captain Kathryn Janeway and Commander Chakotay to construct the vessel , Tom already had a shuttlecraft design simulation ready . The vessel blended Starfleet and Borg technologies , and was designed in collaboration between Tom Paris , Lieutenant B ' Elanna Torres , Lieutenant Commander Tuvok , Ensign Harry Kim , and Seven of Nine . It featured an ultra - aerodynamic tetraburnium alloy hull , extendable warp nacelle s , parametallic hull plating , unimatrix shield ing , and a Borg - inspired weapon system , including photonic missile s , most of which were Paris ' conceptions . For aesthetic reasons , Paris designed the flight controls to resemble those of 20th century aircraft . But to Paris ' disappointment , the addition of dynametric tailfins was denied by Tuvok . ( ) The success of the first " Flyer " gave the crew adequate reason to construct a second vessel in 2377 after the first one was destroyed during a Borg engagement . ( ) Technical data . Propulsion systems . Both versions of the " Delta Flyer " featured retractable warp nacelles , but while the first version only featured a standard impulse drive , the second version employed retractable impulse thrusters that greatly increased the vessel ' s impulse speed when deployed . ( ) Additionally , the " Delta Flyer " s propulsion systems and hull integrity allowed the vessel to operate under water . ( ) Tactical systems . Both versions of the " Delta Flyer " featured phaser s and photon torpedo es . Additionally , the first version was designed with a Borg - inspired weapons system created by Seven of Nine , which included photonic missile s . The second version of the vessel featured a pulse phased weapon system . Torpedo launchers were located both fore and aft , with the first version featuring two torpedo launchers on either side of the vessel facing forward , and the second vessel with a single launcher on the ventral surface . ( ) In 2375 , the " Delta Flyer " was designed to utilize immersive shielding and the unimatrix shield system designed by Lieutenant Commander Tuvok . Tetraburnium alloys were used in the vessels construction , in addition to parametallic hull plating . ( ) Multi - adaptive shielding was incorporated to the " Delta Flyer " later in the same year . ( ) The " Delta Flyer II " was upgraded to include pulse phased weapons and a duranium - enforced hull . ( ) Interior design . Command and control systems . The cockpit of " Delta Flyer " - type vessels featured workstations for tactical , operations , and engineering personnel . The helm was located in the front of the cockpit . While the tactical , ops , and engineering stations featured a standard Federation LCARS interface , the helm combined this with physical buttons , knobs , and levers to give the pilot more control over the vessel . The second vessel expanded upon this concept by replacing the LCARS display on the helm with two manual steering column s . ( ) Crew accommodations . The " Flyer " s large size permitted comforts not standard to Federation shuttlecraft . The vessel featured a large aft compartment that featured a retractable biobed for medical situations . Despite this inclusion , the " Delta Flyer " s medical accommodations were limited and primarily intended to stabilize a patient until he or she could get back to " Voyager " for treatment . Work stations were featured on either side of the bed and replicator s were located at various points inside the craft . " Delta Flyer " - type vessels were capable of accommodating up to five people comfortably . Appendices . Background information . Two schematic lots from production designer Richard James of the Delta Flyer ' s interior were sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Apocrypha . According to the novel " Over a Torrent Sea " , the " Delta Flyer " - type shuttles were called the " Flyer " - class . The also had at least one such shuttle , the . In the MMORPG " Star Trek Online " , " Delta Flyer " - type shuttles are known as the " Delta " - class . The original " Delta Flyer " herself made a brief appearance in " " .