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[Shane]

Can anyone identify what purpose this part serves?

(Part in question denoted by arrow.)

It seems to be a flap of some kind. But I’d never heard of a comsec performing atmospheric flight, so I doubt it’s an aero-brake. Does it shield some important hardware?

It appears (top and bottom) on the I-War comsec model. And in the EoC old comsec model. And in Craig Clark’s high-poly dreadnaught model, so I assume it must be there for a reason. (Hmmm… never checked if it appears on Cal’s new comsec.)

It’s clearly seperated from the frame, so it most likely moves in some fashion. No model shows any type hardware attached to it, so I would assume it’s under the flap itself. If the comsec were atmo-capable, hydraulics would be mounted under it to ensure hinges do not cause uneccessary drag (or overheat and melt).

The more I look at it, the more it looks like aero-brakes.

I’m working on the comsec model for the high-poly frigate, and figured it would help if I actually knew what purpose it served. ;):D

Anyone know the function?

Thanks.

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