Alteran Gateship

Name: "Puddle Jumper"
Craft: Alteran / Lantean Gateship
Type: Multi-Purpose Shuttle
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 8 x 4.7 x 4.7 meters
Skill: Space Transports
Crew: 1 pilot, 1 co-pilot
Passengers: 20
Cargo Capacity: 1 metric ton per passenger
Consumables: 1 week
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 4D
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 365; 1,050 km/h
Hull: 3D
Sensors

Passive: 50 / 1D+1
Scan: 100 / 2D+1
Search: 150 / 3D+2
Focus: 5 / 5D

Weapons

2 Type I Drone Weapon Launchers

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: Semi-Automated: Starship Gunnery: 4D
Fire Control: 6D
Space Range: 1-18/45/90
Atmosphere Range: 2-36/90/180km
Damage: 7D+1

Miscellaneous:

Cloaking device (+50 difficulty to detect ship)
Ancient shield bypass
Dial Home Device

Description: "It's a ship; it goes through the Gate."—Rodney McKay

Gateships, more often dubbed Puddle Jumpers by the Tau'ri, are small spacecraft created by the Ancients. Several of these ships were discovered in various hangars in Atlantis, and are used by the Atlantis expedition for various purposes. Gateships feature retractable thrusters that allow them to travel through a Stargate, as well as powerful Drone weapons for self-defense and a cloaking device to avoid detection. They are operated via neural interface, and so the ATA gene is required to activate and pilot the ship.

The name "puddle jumper" is a visual pun on the ship's ability to travel through the event horizon of a Stargate (an action also referred to as "Threading the Needle"), which resembles a pool of water. It was coined by John Sheppard, an experienced pilot, who found a serendipitous double meaning when describing the craft. The nomenclature of the ship was immediately protested by Rodney McKay and Aiden Ford, who preferred "gateship", although their suggestion was rejected. (ATL: "Rising")

The Asurans referred to these ships as "gateships", possibly indicating that the Ancients also called them that in their language.

Source:

Stargate Wiki: Puddle Jumper
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