Delta Flyer II The Delta Flyer II was a reconstruction of the original " Delta Flyer " that was in service aboard the in the 2370s . Its predecessor was destroyed during a mission to infiltrate the Borg tactical cube 138 in early 2377 . ( ) This version of the " Delta Flyer " sported pop - out impulse thruster s , which gave the ship greater sublight speeds . The interior was slightly redesigned with an emphasis on comfort , and the dark tones of the original " Delta Flyer " were replaced with a more colorful environment . Additionally the flight controls were redesigned not to resemble those from the Captain Proton holodeck program anymore , but more like a cross - over between a 20th century aircraft control column ( yoke ) and a control stick giving the pilot a more hands - on feeling as opposed to conventional touch panels . The " Delta Flyer II " was equipped with pulse phased weapon s and a duranium - reinforced hull . ( ) Missions . One of the " Delta Flyer II " s first missions was to take part in the first Trans - Stellar Rally , where it was rigged by another competitor to explode after the ship was modified to use enriched deuterium fuel to qualify for the conditions of the race . Its destruction was averted after the warp core was ejected into a class J nebula , containing the antimatter explosion . It was also on this flight that Tom Paris proposed to B ' Elanna Torres , and they subsequently went away on the " Flyer " for their honeymoon . ( ) The " Delta Flyer II " saw action when Seven of Nine ' s cortical implant began to malfunction , infiltrating a damaged Borg ship to steal an implant from one of the many Borg corpses . Although the attempt itself proved pointless , since Seven needed a " transplant " from a " living " Borg , the endeavor was still an impressive demonstration . ( ) On a later mission , while crewed by Harry Kim , Seven of Nine , and The Doctor , the " Delta Flyer II " was captured by a race at war with their holograms , or " photonics " , who nearly destabilized The Doctor ' s holographic matrix . To save him , Seven transferred The Doctor into her Borg implants to keep him safe until they were able to send a message to " Voyager " , allowing him to control her body and experience real sensations for the first time . ( ) It was on a mission in the " Delta Flyer II " that Harry Kim , Seven of Nine , and Neelix encountered a damaged ship that requested Kim become its captain until they reached their destination . The experience did not go as well as Kim had hoped ( mainly because the crew turned out to be lying about the contents of their cargo ) , but it still taught him some valuable lessons about command . ( ) The " Delta Flyer II " was used by Chakotay , Tuvok , and Paris to pursue a vessel crewed by Hirogen - created holograms into the atmosphere of a class Y planet . They disabled the vessel ' s shields to beam B ' Elanna Torres to safety , then rescued The Doctor and surviving Hirogen Hunters . ( ) The " Delta Flyer II " also proved useful , albeit indirectly , as a means of rescuing the crew after they were nearly all abducted and brainwashed by a group of aliens called the . At the time of the abduction , Chakotay , Harry Kim , and Neelix were using the " Delta Flyer II " on a diplomatic mission to another planet , and were thus spared the attack . Following the mission , they were able to recover " Voyager " and The Doctor , who had remained behind and activated the newly - created Emergency Command Hologram protocols to repair the ship while hiding in a nebula . With this minuscule crew , " Voyager " tracked down its missing crewmen and was eventually able to effect a rescue . ( ) A mission in the " Delta Flyer II " also proved vital in another regard : teaching Q ' s son , , how to take responsibility for his actions . When Q Junior stole the " Delta Flyer II " and tried to run away from " Voyager " to escape his father , accompanied by Icheb , it was Icheb becoming injured that convinced Q Junior to make up for what he had done . As a result , Q Junior was able to return to the Q Continuum . ( ) The " Flyer II " also saw use on " Voyager " s first official Starfleet mission for seven years : finding the lost " Friendship 1 " probe , launched centuries prior as a means of telling other civilizations about Earth ' s culture and technology in order to announce Humanity ' s future exploration of the galaxy . While " Friendship 1 " was built with the intention of spreading a message of peace , it was an excellent example of why Starfleet later established the Prime Directive . The inhabitants of the planet where " Friendship 1 " was discovered used the information it conveyed to rapidly advance their technology . This rapid advancement , specifically in anti - matter technology , caused a nuclear winter and irradiated the entire surface of their planet . The inhabitants blamed Humanity for the disaster , convinced that the probe had been used as a preemptive strike against them . Their fears were reinforced when " Voyager " appeared to recover the probe . Tom Paris , Neelix , and Joseph Carey were taken hostage by the inhabitants in an effort to force Captain Janeway to relocate them to a new home to atone for the destruction caused by " Friendship 1 " . After providing medical care for a sick infant , the away team was able to convince the inhabitants that no harm had been intended , although Joseph Carey was shot and killed before matters could be straightened out . ( ) One of the more humorous occasions where the " Delta Flyer II " saw use was when Paris , much to his chagrin , was forced to take piloting lessons after violating a local rule of a planet the crew were visiting for shore leave . However , due to the need to provide aid for a people with a unique way of life , Paris was forced to leave before the lesson was finished , and consequently received an automatic fail . ( ) Fighting alongside Neelix ' s ship , the " Baxial " , the " Delta Flyer II " proved pivotal in the defense of a Talaxian colony against the miners who wished to force the colonists out , buying Neelix enough time to plant force field emitter s to protect the colonists . ( ) The " Delta Flyer II " s last use prior to " Voyager " s return to the Alpha Quadrant occurred when The Doctor was forced to steal the " Flyer II " and the warp core to bargain for Captain Janeway ' s life after she was abducted by an alien race . With the aid of Paris and Tuvok in a shuttlecraft , The Doctor and Janeway were able to escape with the warp core . ( ) Appendices . Background information . From the , " " In the script , it was referred to as the " Delta Flyer II " , although in dialog it was called simply the " Delta Flyer " in all its appearances . The interior set ' s upholestry was colored differently . " " Apocrypha . In the " " duology , set after " Voyager " returned to the Alpha Quadrant , the " Flyer " remained the property of Tom Paris , who used it to travel to " Voyager " and assume command after their first mission resulted in Chakotay being captured by Crell Moset and a renegade Changeling that he had been working with . In the 25th - century timeline of " Star Trek Online " , Starfleet has officially adopted the " Delta Flyer " s design as the " Delta " - class shuttlecraft . The " Delta " - class shuttles are equipped with phaser beam arrays , transphasic torpedo technology , and tachyon beams to damage enemy shields .