The Mazerac was engineered to be the airlifter of heavy cargo, ultimately replacing cranes and jumbo jets. Designed for vertical landing and take off, it is equipped with industrial class Ion engines, engineered to create enough thrust to lift cargo up to 70 tons. Along with VTLO capability, Mazerac’s were also designed for long-range travel, capable of high-speed cruise performance similar to that of a turboprop aircraft. The multiple applications for Mazerac class transports range from public use to private, to military.
The most important aspect of the Mazerac class transports are its Ion engines. Without these powerful engines, Mazeracs would just be huge hollow metal air whales. With the power to lift 700 tons of cargo, these Ion engines were built to Industrial standards. Theoretically, with a significantly light load, it is rumored that the Ion engines on Mazerac transports can go beyond its ceiling limit of 14,000 metres, and in to space without cargo.
The overall design of the Mazerac is partly inspired by the accommodations of wide jumbo jets and dropships and with the exteriors of the Traveller. With the massive maximum takeoff weight of the Mazeracs, its unbeatable strength is due to the four vertically rotating capable Ion engines. This flexibility gives the Mazerac incredible maneuverability, and to test its massive and strong flexible frame, another feat in the engineering of this marvel.
A wide 30 metres, with an extra 10 for the Ion engines, Mazeracs also have a length of about 40 metres and a height of 15 metres, truly creating this transport ship a whale in the sky. It’s cargo bay is 10 metres long and 6 metres wide with a ceiling that’s 3.5 metres high. With the weight capacity of 700 tons, there’s tons of space for cargo in the bay, and then some. If the cargo is too big to fit in the bay, Mazeracs are equipped with grapplers specially designed for airlifting, making sure nothing gets left behind.