The Subpro HS-95 was introduced about eight years ago as a means to increase the versatility of the venerable Z-95. This simple hyperdrive is designed to be fitted onto any Z-95 that uses fixed atmospheric surfaces, possess equipment pylons, and is not hyperdrive capable, ranging from the -XT to the -af4.
When mounted to the Z-95, it wraps along the underside of the fuslage, around the wing roots and ion engines, and along the underside of the wings. This covers the landing gear bays (which are emptied and fitted with control computers) and any undersurface mounted pylons. To accommodate the fuel for the hyperdrive, dagger-like fuel cells extend for and aft from the mid point of the wing. Other items in this system are new mounting points for the original landing gear, atmospheric maneuvering repulsors, and heavy-duty pylons, to increase the external payload of the ship.
Not a widely encountered modification package, it still widely sought after by mercs and bounty hunters. It is not uncommon for them to add a astromech droid brain to the system, which serves as a co-pilot, navigator and maintenance advisor. A number of these have also shown up within the Rebellion, where they are used in lue of Y- and X-wing fighters in some sectors. Other common users are ferry pilots, you have removed the weapons systems from a Headhunter Trainer for more cargo space, along with one set of the controls, for intrasystem hops. Currently, one company, "Silianti's Space Curriers", is trying to convince the various agencies, to allow them to run business men between the Kuat Passenger Port and the staging systems.
The below image is a simplified schematic of an Incom/Subpro Z-95af2 Hundhunter fitted with a Subpro HS-95 after-market hyperdrive sled. The red areas indicate the new profile changes caused by this addition. This is a ventral view.
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