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Supercruise

2017-12-23T04:34:54Z

124.169.128.158: terminology for megameters

'''Supercruise''' is a method of faster-than-light (FTL) travel within planetary systems. A ship that is in supercruise is able to use its [[Frame Shift Drive]] to travel at speeds between 30 kilometers-per-second to superluminal (faster-than-light) speeds, allowing a ship to cross entire systems in relatively short amounts of time.

Supercruise uses the ship's Frame Shift Drive to compress space in front of a ship and expand it behind a ship, essentially moving space around that ship. This negates any time dilation, as the ship is always travelling less than the speed of light relative to its "frame" of compressed space.

In supercruise, speeds are typically measured in multiples of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light speed of light], represented as '''c''' or in megameters per second, represented as '''Mm/s '''(1c = 300Mm/s). A ship that is traveling at 1c is therefore traveling at the speed of light. Speeds in supercruise are highly dependent on distances from large bodies of mass, and the highest speed is only possible at great distances from massive objects.

It should be noted that in [[Elite Dangerous]], FTL travel is not subject to relativity; a ship's frame of time is always the same as to the surrounding universe.

==Entering Supercruise==

[[File:Elite Dangerous Tutorial Fast Supercruise Travel|right|thumb]]

# Select target that is in-system through the Navigation Panel
# Use the Supercruise button (default is <code>J</code>) - Supercruise will be engaged
# Once the [[Frame Shift Drive|FSD]] is charged, throttle up to engage Supercruise
# Use flight controls to navigate as usual
# Keep an eye on where your Target Information is displayed - Try to get the vertical orange lines within the blue sections at the same time
# Press the Supercruise button again to disengage Supercruise mode

==Exiting Supercruise==
There are a number of circumstances under which Supercruise may be exited, but they all fall under two general categories: Safe Disengage and Emergency Drop.

===Safe Disengage===
The following circumstances end Supercruise in a Safe Disengage. In all cases, the Frame Shift Drive has a safety cooldown of 10 seconds before it may be charged again and the act of ending Supercruise does not damage any part of the ship.

# Pressing the Supercruise button while traveling slower than 1 Mm/s. Without a Destination Lock (see below), the ship simply drops to normal flight wherever the Supercruise button was pressed.
# Destination Lock: if the ship has a targeted destination, that destination is within a cone ahead of the ship, the destination is less than 1 Mm away, and the ship is moving slower than 1 Mm/s, then pressing the Supercruise button will drop the ship to normal flight somewhere within several kilometers of the destination.
# Submitting to [[Interdiction]]: Going to zero throttle during Supercruise while simultaneously being the target of an FSD Interdiction. Note that this is also a Safe Disengage for whoever is committing the interdiction.
# Crossing an "IMPACT" surface while traveling slower than 1 Mm/s. All planetary, stellar, and singular objects are surrounded by a spherical impact surface. Planetary rings are also surrounded by impact surfaces, but these surfaces are not spherical.

==Approaching a Starport in Supercruise==
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# Manage your approach speeds.[[File:SUPER CRUISE TO STARPORTS LIKE A PRO - Flight Tutorial-0|thumb|right|200px]]
# Maintain a correct approach vector in relation to the station's orbit.
# Align to the station's airlock face before dropping out.
# View this tutorial for further detail and information.

== Emergency Drop ==
The following circumstances end Supercruise in an Emergency Drop. In all cases, the ship's hull and all modules take 1% to 2% damage (without exception) and the Frame Shift Drive has a safety cooldown of 40 seconds (unless otherwise noted).

# Pressing the Supercruise button twice in rapid succession while traveling faster than 1 Mm/s. Pressing once only gives a warning that a Safe Disengage is not possible.
# Successful Interdiction: If the target of an FSD Interdiction fails to evade or submit, then both the interdictor and the target suffer an Emergency Drop.
# Failed Interdiction: If the target of an FSD Interdiction successfully evades interdiction, then the interdictor (but not the target) suffers an Emergency Drop.
# Crossing an "IMPACT" surface while traveling faster than 1 Mm/s. This case invokes a 10-second cooldown instead of a 40-second cooldown.
# Disabling your thrusters or FSD will also result in an Emergency Drop.

==Notes==
* Use [[Hyperspace]] when traveling to other systems.
* Maximum Supercruise speed is determined by the proximity to stellar bodies and the direction the ship is heading relative to the stellar body.
** Heading towards a stellar body will decrease maximum speed while heading away will increase maximum speed.
* Supercruise cannot be engaged if the ship is Mass Locked (i.e. too close to a large body of mass such as stations or planets) or if it has anything deployed (such as [[Landing Gear]], [[Cargo Scoop]], or Hardpoints).
* The blue lines in Supercruise are indicators of a planet - As the circles spread outwards from the center your ship is getting closer.
* The orange lines in Supercruise are indicators of stellar body orbits.
* You can not use Supercruise to travel between systems. Attempting to do so just takes your ship to a dummy marker (floating in empty space) for that system. You can neither see, nor interact with, any of the objects in that other system until you commit a proper hyperspace jump.

==Other info==
* Maximum Supercruise speed (when not affected by stellar bodies) is 2,001c and takes 57 min to reach.[[File:From HR 7729 to HIP 99940.jpg|thumb|Supercruised to another system.]]
** It would take 4h 22m 51s to travel 1 light year at maximum Supercruise speed.
* Using Supercruise to attempt to travel between systems will just result in you traveling a very long distance, as you '''will not''' actually switch which system you are in, as you currently '''cannot '''change systems using Supercruise.
* QUICKER SUPERCRUISE: To get to your destination as fast as possible you need to manage the countdown timer (under the icon) versus your throttle instead of watching the bars on the left.
** Keep your throttle at 100% until the timer reaches 7 seconds, then throttle back to 75% (marked by the blue sector on your throttle gauge). If you're flying next to a celestial body on your way to your destination you might get a "Slow Down" warning, but if the timer hasn't hit the 7-second mark yet you can safely ignore it.
*** Optionally, when you're about 30 Mm <span style="font-weight:normal;">(0.1 Ls) </span>from your destination manage your throttle so your speed roughly equals the square root of the distance (e.g. if you're 25 Mm away, you want to be moving at 5 Mm/s, 16 Mm - 4 Mm/s, etc.). Once you reach that threshold, throttle down completely and you should hit the safe disengage speed and distance at the same time. Note that this doesn't leave you much time to press the disengage button.
** Leverage planets' gravity wells to your advantage: flying next to a planet will slow you down considerably. The closer you are to the planet, the greater the effect. Keeping your throttle at 100% reduces the effectiveness of the maneuver but also reduces the risk of getting stuck in a planet's sphere of influence.
** Navlocking onto your wingmate's wake negates the need to slow down or disengage your FSD manually.

== Videos ==
<gallery>
File:SUPER CRUISE TO STARPORTS LIKE A PRO - Flight Tutorial-0
File:Elite Dangerous Tutorial Fast Supercruise Travel
</gallery>
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Guides]]

Vulture

2017-10-20T12:39:41Z

124.169.4.237: fixed typo, improved sentence

{{ShipInfobox
| image = Vulture_-_Profile.png
| manufacturer = Core Dynamics
| cost = 4,925,615
| topspeed = 215
| boostspeed = 348
| manoeuvrability = 5
| shields = 293
| armour = 288
| hullmass = 230
| cargocapacity = 8
| fuelcapacity = 8
| jumprange = 7.93
| utility = 4
| small =
| medium =
| large =2
| huge =
| size1 = 2
| size2 = 1
| size3 =
| size4 = 1
| size5 = 1
| size6 =
| size7 =
| size8 =
| landingpad = Small
| type = Combat
| maxjumprange = 22.36
| dimensions = 43.1m x 34.7m x 12.3m
|maxboostspeed = 397|masslock = 10|maxtopspeed = 244|reservedic = 1x Size 5 [[ Military Compartment ]]}}
{{quote|The Vulture space superiority fighter sacrifices hardpoint flexibility for manoeuvrability. Advanced manufacturing techniques have allowed the Vulture to integrate large hardpoints into its relatively small frame, offsetting the ship's limited weapon count, but its nimble flight characteristics make it equally devastating against smaller targets. A limited cargo and passenger capability has not stopped it becoming a preferred personal transport for those who like to project a certain attitude in their dealings.|In-Game Description}}

The '''Vulture''' is a heavy space superiority [[:Category:Fighters|fighter]]. Featuring two large (class 3) [[hardpoint]]s, the Vulture packs serious firepower into a relatively small frame. Although its top speed is mediocre compared to other fighters, its powerful lateral thrusters make the ship as one of the most maneuverable in the game. Its two hardpoints are located above and behind the cockpit, about halfway down the hull of the ship. Due to the spacing between the hardpoints, a loadout of two fixed weapons may have slight issues with converging on smaller targets.

The Vulture has two manned stations. The pilot's station is on the centerline of the ship. The auxiliary station is offset to the port side above and behind the pilot's station.

Defensively, the Vulture has impressive statistics on paper. It possesses the highest base shield and armor hitpoints out of all small sized ships; it has very good internal compartments (even better than the much more expensive [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Fer-de-Lance Fer-de-Lance]); and its number of utility mounts is 4, the same as larger ships such as [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Python Python] and [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Federal_Gunship Federal Gunship]. However, there is a catch: the Vulture is held back by its limited power capacity, which greatly limits viable loadout choices and encourages smart [[module priority control]].

The Vulture has an available 16 piece cosmetic ship kit that can be purchased from the [https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/vulture-ship-kit-16-pieces.html Frontier store] which allows you to "remodel your ship in your personal style". The ship kit does not affect gameplay.

==Purchase Locations==
:''For the full list of locations, click "Expand" in the "Notes" column.''
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! Station
! Date Seen
!Notes
|-
|44 B Ophiuchi
|Feustel Gateway
|
June 6, 2015 (Not seen on December 15 2016)
|
|-
|72 Ophiuchi
|Vernadsky City
|January 03, 2016
|
|-
|Autahenetsi
|Artyukhin Ring
|May 31, 2015
|
|-
|Aktzin
|Feoktistov Station
|August 12, 2016
|
|-
|Alioth
|Melbourne Park
|April 2, 2015
|
|-
|Alpha Fornacis
|Clement Station
|February 18, 2016
|
|-
|Arjung
|Hiyya Orbital
|March 10, 2015
|
|-
|BD+24 1451
|Marshburn Terminal
|April 23, 2015
|
|-
|Belobog
|AL-Haytam City
|May 16, 2015
|
|-
|Beta-1 Tucanae
|Adams Orbital
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|Bolos
|Vizcaino Horizons
|May 16, 2015
|
|-
|Bugayaman System
|Asprin Orbital
|April 25, 2015
|
|-
|Cadupi
|Grunsfeld Station
|May 13, 2015
|
|-
|CD-34 9020
|Back Enterprise
|June 1, 2015
|
|-
|CD-72 190
|Phillips Terminal
|October 5, 2015
|
|-
|Cocijo
|Harry Moore & Co
|July 19, 2015
|
|-
|Cockaigne
|Ottley's Landing
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|Diaguandri
|Ray Gateway
|February 24, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|Dvorsi
|Chernykh Ring
|October 3, 2015
|
|-
|Faust 68
|Slipher Hub
|March 18, 2015
|
|-
|Freng
|Bear City
|April 03, 2016
|
|-
|Furbaide
|Effinger Port
|March 15, 2015
|
|-
|Fusang System
|Cleve Vision
|May 6, 2015
|
|-
|G 126-31
|Dobrovolski Ring
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|G 122-60
|Watts Enterprise
|October 17, 2015
|
|-
|Gacrux
|Ramanujan Terminal
|May 10, 2015
|
|-
|Gacrux
|Schrodinger Dock
|May 10, 2015
|
|-
|Guy
|Mondeh Terminal
|October 25, 2015
|
|-
|Hai Chan
|Sladek Dock
|August 1, 2015. None Listed on 4/27/16 visit.
|
|-
|Hanggardi
|Henricks Gateway
|October 26, 2015
|
|-
|Heheng
|Onufriyenko
|April 23, 2015. None listed on 5/29/16 visit.
|
|-
|HIP 20277
|Fabian City
|August 31, 2015. None listed on 12/8/15 visit.
|
|-
|Ho Hsi
|Hand Ring
|April 12, 2015
|
|-
|HR 5183
|Sullivan Port
|February 8, 2017
|
|-
|Indra
|Wakata Dock
|May 29, 2015
|
|-
|Juipek
|Bacon Gateway
|August 22, 2017
|
|-
|Kakas
|Kube-McDowell
Enterprise
|March 24, 2016
|
|-
|Kalasar
|Hadley Terminal
|September 9, 2016
|
|-
|Kaliki
|Oren City
|June 25, 2015
|
|-
|Kamaki
|Shinjo Station
|March 23, 2015
|
|-
|Kou Hua
|Olahus Hub
|August 16, 2015
|
|-
|Komovoy
|Silves Dock
|March 20, 2015. (Not seen on June 3 2016).
|
|-
|Kurmodiae
|Virchow Dock
|July 23, 2015
|
|-
|Kurrae
|Camm Market
|January 20, 2016
|
|-
|Lambda-2 Phoenicis
|First station
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|Lalande 6320
|Stephen Young's Academy
|June 25, 2017
|15% discount
|-
|LAWD 80
|Caverlari Station
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|LHS 235
|Shatalov Gateway
|April 17, 2015
|
|-
|LHS 531
|Nelson Terminal
|May 17, 2015
|
|-
|LHS 1212
|Bramah Port
|April 25, 2015
|
|-
|LHS 3447
|Worldridg Terminal
|December 6, 2015
|
|-
|LHS 3564
|Froude Emterprise
|May 24, 2015
|
|-
|Lombi
|Xin Hub
|June 13, 2015
|
|-
|Lorden
|Roentgen Horizons
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|LP 375-25
|King Gateway
|April 23, 2017
|
|-
|LP 861-12
|Artyukhin Terminal
|April 20, 2015
|
|-
|LTT 7421
|Lukyanenko Vision
|December 27, 2015
|
|-
|LTT 7548
|Boltzmann Gateway
|May 10, 2015
|
|-
|LTT 15278
|Zholobov Enterprise
|April 27, 2015
|
|-
|LTT 15574
|Haxel Port
|December 16, 2015
|
|-
|Lugh
|Hartsfield Market
|March 21, 2015
|
|-
|Lulus
|Riazuddin Station
|August 19, 2015
|
|-
|Malarhones
|Kurtz Dock
|March 29, 2015
|
|-
|Mildeptu
|Buchli City
|June 6, 2015
|
|-
|Mundjiga
|Sagan Port
|May 1, 2015
|
|-
|Nahua
|Fuller Vision
|April 17, 2015
|
|-
|Nanomam
|Hahn Gateway
|June 6, 2015
|
|-
|Nariansan
|Burkin Hub
|May 15, 2015
|
|-
|Nu Kuni
|Piazzi Hub
|Aug 16, 2016
|
|-
|Njikan
|Smeaton Port
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|NLTT 19808
|Ford Dock
|July 19, 2015
|
|-
|Okinura
|Fisher Terminal
|February 23, 2016
|
|-
|Olcae
|Jones Gateway
|August 20, 2015
|
|-
|Oxossi
|Shinjo Station
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|Q1 Eridani
|Windt Terminal
|March 18, 2015
|
|-
|Parjanya
|Volterra Enterprise
|October 13, 2015
|
|-
|Perkana
|Dann Vision
|July 21, 2015
|
|-
|ROSS 733
|Strekalov Gateway
|May 23, 2015
[None listed on 17th December 2015 visit]
|
|-
|Saktsak
|Bursch Enterprise
|June 29, 2015 (Not seen on 4th February 2017 visit)
|
|-
|Sanuma
|Dunyach Orbital
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|Sherones
|Whitford Port
|September 17, 2015
|
|-
|Skadjalini
|Matthaus Olbers Enterprise
|March 19, 2015
|
|-
|Sol
|Daedalus
|May 12, 2016
|10% discount
|-
|Sowiio
|Shaw Port
|April 6, 2015
|
|-
|STHA 181
|Andreas Hub
|June 3, 2015
|
|-
|Trongbanza
|Orbik Vision
|October 16, 2015
|
|-
|Tujia
|Napier Hub
|July 16, 2015
|
|-
|TZ Arietis
|Snyder Enterprise
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|V538 Aurigae
|Wells Ring
|April 27, 2017
|15% discount
(8/7/2017)
|-
|Vaka
|Zenbei Oribital
|October 5, 2015
|
|-
|Vequess
|Agnews' Folly
|April 6, 2015
|
|-
|Wolf 906
|Herbert Dock
|March 1, 2015
|
|-
|Wong Guin
|Heiles Terminal
|January 3, 2016
|
|-
|Wuli
|Behnken Gateway
|March 1, 2015
|not sell at March 2017
|-
|Xihe
|Zhen dock
|March 28, 2015
|
|-
|Yembo
|Naddoddur Terminal
|April 12, 2015
|
|-
|Yama
|Akers Hub
|May 6, 2015
|
|-
|Yenistani
|Johri Terminal
|September 14, 2015
|
|-
|Wolf 363
|
|September 1, 2016
|
|-
|Caria
|Somerville Station
|January 3, 2017
|
|-
|Uchaluroja
|Zudov Dock
|September 12, 2017
|<nowiki>-10:0:-60</nowiki>
|}

==Default Loadout==
Ship loadouts can be [[Outfitting|outfitted]] in various ways at certain stations. Listed below is the default loadout for the Vulture.

{| style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.3em;" class="article-table" border="1"
! style="text-align: center;" | Category
! style="text-align: center;" | Default System
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Rating
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Class
! style="text-align: center;" | Max Class
|-
| rowspan="2" | Large[[Hardpoint| Hardpoint]]
| [[Pulse Laser]] || F || 1 || 3
|-
| [[Pulse Laser]] || F || 1 || 3
|-
| rowspan="4" | Utility Mount
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| [[Bulkheads]]
| [[Lightweight Alloys]] || I || 1 || 8
|-
| Reactor Bay
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 4 || 4
|-
| Thrusters Mounting
| [[Thrusters]] || E || 5 || 5
|-
| Frame Shift Drive Housing
| [[Frame Shift Drive]] || E || 4 || 4
|-
| Environment Control
| [[Life Support]] || E || 3 || 3
|-
| Power Coupling
| [[Power Distributor]] || E || 5 || 5
|-
| Sensor Suite
| [[Sensors]] || E || 4 || 4
|-
| Fuel Store
| [[Fuel Tank]] [x8] || C || 3 || 3
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Internal Compartment]]s
| [[Shield Generator]] || E || 5 || 5
|-
|''Empty'' [m]
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>
|5
|-
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x8] || E || 3 || 4
|-
| [[Discovery Scanner|BDS]] || E || 1 || 2
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 1
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 1
|-
| style="text-align: left" colspan="5" | ''Note: L = Loaned, [x#] = Capacity, BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner, [m] = [[Military Compartment]] reserved for [[Hull Reinforcement Package]], [[Module Reinforcement Package]], or [[Shield Cell Bank]].''
|}
==Trivia==
*The Vulture was originally priced at 21,925,615 CR. After an outcry from the community that it was overpriced, Frontier lowered the cost of the Vulture to 4,925,615 CR.
*The Vulture is produced by Core Dynamics and sold to all three of the Major Factions.

==Videos==
<gallery>
Raw_Power_-_Elite_Dangerous_Vulture
A_man_stands_in_the_darkness..._Elite_Dangerous_Vulture_ad
Vulture_-_Core_Dynamics_Elite_Dangerous
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
55a03fc3-a8c2-4801-8d7e-929cac0eec44.jpg|Vulture cockpit
KAk0vhG.png|Vulture Hud, slight limited visibility in the front due to the fenders around the cockpit
e4TgoDv.png|Vulture side shot
1DItvQM.png|Vulture front
BFfNG8t.png|Vulture rear
oQ0HpRZ.png|Vulture Docked
Screenshot_0021.jpg|"Out of the sun" Vulture
20161129222219_1.jpg|Vulture featuring the Black Friday paintjob and ship-kit accessories.
Screenshot_0171sm.jpg|Vulture Top View, Vibrant Purple
Ship1.png|Vulture underside, Red Vibrant Paint applied.
BFwkICj.jpg|Vulture with Tactical Ice paint applied
Elite0007.jpg |Vulture Top view
Cobra meets the mighty Vulture.JPG|Cobra Mk. III meets the mighty Vulture
Vulture landed on HIP 22286 4.PNG|Vulture landed on planet 4 in HIP 22286
Screenshot_0017.jpg|Vulture 17jpg
File:Vulture_firing_at_horizon.png
File:Chrome_vulture_under_different_star_light.jpg |A Chrome Paintjob Vulture as seen under different star types light
File:Vulture0001.jpg |Red Vibrant Paintjob on Vulture
File:VultureFridgeMode.jpg |Cockpit view when heat is very low
bp-vulture.png|Core Dynamics Vulture Blueprint
Vulture Cockpit.jpg|Vulture Cockpit
Vulture-Cockpit-Star-Rise.png|Vulture cockpit and star rise
Vulture-Cockpit-Overview.png|Vulture cockpit overview
</gallery>

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