Flex tunnel

Flex Tunnel

generic term for a varietry of systems. A flex tunnel is an extendable connection between two airlocks. Allowing the transfer of individuals and goods between two points without the need for protective suits. Flex tunnels are standard equipment on all Union spaceports of Class D and up. As there are Union members that might find the prevelent local environment toxic or otherwise harmful. FLextunnels are also standard equipment of Union Fleet ships of Destroyer size and up. Often used to transfer cargo, goods and personnel in deep space, between two ships. Military Flex tunnels can be equipped with a Hostile object seal ring (allowing the attachment of it to virtually any hull point, for the purpose of second wave boarding, etc. Flex Tunnels are not a Union exclusive and can be found in various configurations with many spacefaring societies. The most basic ones are simple flexible, often transparent pipes. The elaborate ones at spaceports usually include slide belts and artigrav.