<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">I was originally planning a separate shuttle deck to allow the operations crew to board the Europa (Fighter crews of course land in the hangar bay, but the Europa itself does not land) but instead I have determined that the Europa design will feature an upper pylon along its dorsal edge onto which a Mayfly Shuttle will dock to allow crew transfer.<br><br>I have deliberately based the design heavily from the smaller LL-444 "Gnat", as well as featuring elements of construction featuring in the Europa - specifically the split "bug-eyed" cockpit.</span></p>