Subjective and presumptuous. The game is designed (failingly) around balance. I understand why, and that balance in a game with pvp and pve is will never truly exist. The fact is you can't have balance when the two planes are on seperate fulcrums.Hyperbole and miss-direction. Well done. The ship is big enough for an SLF and should have one. Simple. You still give up something to carry the fighter bay you know, not asking for additional module space.
There is something wrong, no fighter bay on a ship big enough for one. If you don't want to equip a fighter don't. Simple.
Oh, and I didn't mention anything about space. Misquote? Maybe the SLF bay would clip into the hardpoint bays, or some such. No clue, not that concerned about it. Fact that it doesn't have one means it most likely never will. Type 7 could use one as well. Gunship is built on the same hull as dropship and assault ship, why not give them fighters too? Oh, and the clipper. hell throw one on the FDL.
Python is the best there is at what it does... which is to say everything in the game, while doing it on a medium pad.