"Where shall we start indeed!  I know for a fact we can upgrade the avionics and flight controls in lieu of the ultimate upgrade, some SDD and an increased power output to push the envelope, but before we do that, we need to see what she is capable of first hand.  What say you, Cate?"<br/><br/>Dun smiled at her, because he knew.  This one was a classically trained atmospheric flier who had come to Starfleet looking to ply her abilities and skills in something bigger, though the McNair was small, it was a far greater responsibility than anything she had ever flown.  Yeah, it seemed stalkerish, creepy almost, but Dun had to have his own reassurances at this age to trust some one so completely for feed back on a project.<br/><br/>The easiest part to work on was the actual flight controls.  The wings needed refitting.  Wings that adapted to the shape they needed to perform certain maneuvers.  Forget flaps and ailerons and rudders.  Those would be replaced by memory fibers that could twist and conform to make the wave rider move where the pilot wanted without the extra cable and mechanical mechanisms that were the norm.<br/><br/>Requisitioned.<br/><br/>Next came the extra maneuvering jets that would aid in atmospheric and space travel that would ultimately shine with the new power source that would take some more time to get installed.<em>Lets wet her taste buds for the impossible made reality</em>, Dun thought.  These thrusters would help both in the wave riders original design parameters as well as defensive and offensive profiles in a space born setting.<em>Well on my way to producing a capable patrol craft here</em>, he thought,<em>maybe even something that may become standard issue...</em><br/><br/>Requisitioned.<br/><br/>Then he began to look at her PADD of info, asking for a data share from his own PADD so he could see what she had found lacking in the flier.<br/><br/>"I think we may have something here that Starfleet may consider an ample retrofit for at least this class of vessel, a support and combat capable patrol class vessel that will be good in planetary support as well as escort for the main vessel itself..."  Dun was excited.  It was rare for him to find a like minded companion that thought along the same lines as him about a project, in its infancy no less.  He could barely contain himself.<br/><br/>Getting to work, with new wing materials on there way, and the thrusters soon to follow, he reached over to the console where Cate's music had been paused and unpaused it, increasing the volume with a smile.<br/><br/>"I do love the classic music from that era..."  Dun belted out the next verse and busied himself about the flier.