F63 Condor

Template:Quote The F63 Condor is a Ship-Launched Fighter manufactured by Core Dynamics for the Federation. The mainstay superiority fighter of the Federal Navy, the F63 Condor balances speed, durability, and firepower. It is deployed both by Federation capital ships and smaller vessels capable of supporting a Fighter Hangar, and is intended to swarm enemy targets in large numbers.

Overview

Its small size and manoeuvrability is what makes it hard to hit, and it can be assumed to be very cheap to mass produce due to its size. The F63 Condor supports two small hardpoints and at least one utility mount.

Also, due to its size, the F63 Condor does not possess a Frameshift drive, and thus cannot go into Supercruise, nor jump. It is inherently reliant on either a station, outpost or carrier to be deployed from.

Compared to its two alternative options, the Imperial Fighter and Taipan the Condor sits as the middleman; boasting good mobility and decent defenses. This makes the Condor a good option for most scenarios and the AI has no trouble using the ship to its fullest. A player may find the weak defenses and overall lower mobility less appealing however. Interestingly, it is the only Tiny Fighter capable of using Multicannons, meaning it is much more effective at hull damage than the other options.

The F63 Condor is flyable in Close Quarters Combat, and is a part of the starter (Rank 1) loadout. It comes with two pulse lasers and a Chaff Launcher as default.

With the release of Elite Dangerous: Horizons v2.2 "The Guardians" update, the Condor is a Ship-Launched Fighter that can be deployed from a Fighter Hangar module.

The F63 Condor can be purchased in Federation systems only, but can be restocked in any system.

Description

The blueprint describes the F63 Condor: "A mainstay superiority fighter. The F63 Condor has an excellent track record of prosecuting Federal interests. The short range craft deployed by capital class vessels, provides effective point-defence and strike capability. Typically deployed in numbers to offset their lack of defensive capability."

Variants

The F63 Condor is available in 5 variants, which differ only in weapons and utility module, and slightly in the top and boost speed. It is the only fighter available with kinetic weapons. F-variants have fixed weapons and G-variants have gimballed weapons.

Variant	Weapons	Utility	Damage Per Second	Speed [Boost] (m/s)	Pitch / Roll / Yaw Rate (deg/s)	Cost (CR) *
Aegis F	2x fixed plasma repeater	Point Defence Turret	38	327 [554]	54 / 119 / 24	15,270
Rogue F	2x fixed multi-cannons	Chaff Launcher	42	316 [536]	53 / 115 / 23	15,270
Gelid G	2x gimballed beam lasers	Heat Sink Launcher	25	316 [536]	53 / 115 / 23	15,270
Rogue G	2x gimballed pulse lasers	Chaff Launcher	12	316 [536]	53 / 115 / 23	15,270
Gelid F	2x fixed pulse lasers	Heat Sink Launcher	42	316 [536]	53 / 115 / 23	15,270

* This is the cost to initially outfit a Fighter Hangar bay for that fighter type/variant, or to change it to a different fighter type/variant. The cost to restock destroyed fighters is 1,030 CR each.

Purchase Locations

Variant	System	Station	Date Seen	Notes
Aegis F	Carnoeck	Bacon City	01/03/2018
Rogue F	Carnoeck	Bacon City	01/03/2018
Gelid G	Carnoeck	Bacon City	01/03/2018
Rogue G	Carnoeck	Bacon City	01/03/2018
Gelid F	Carnoeck	Bacon City	01/03/2018

Videos

• File:Introducing Fighters - Elite Dangerous Short cinematic
• File:I Feel Good (Ctrl+Alt+Space Competition)
• File:CTRL+ALT+SPACE Elite Dangerous Film competition 2017 Viaggio in Elite Dangerous

Gallery

• Blueprint layout of the F63 Condor
  Blueprint layout of the F63 Condor
• Core Dynamics F63 Condor Federal Fighter Blueprint
  Core Dynamics F63 Condor Federal Fighter Blueprint
• F63 Concept art
  F63 Concept art
• File:Image Ship F63-Condor 2.jpg
• Size Comparison with Anaconda
  Size Comparison with Anaconda
• Blue CQC Condor
  Blue CQC Condor
• Concept-art of F63 being launched from Anaconda
  Concept-art of F63 being launched from Anaconda
• F63 Condor wreckage found at a signal source
  F63 Condor wreckage found at a signal source
• Crashed F63 Condor found with 2T of personal weapons and 2T of narcotics
  Crashed F63 Condor found with 2T of personal weapons and 2T of narcotics
• Condor in space
  Condor in space
• F63 Condor Cockpit
  F63 Condor Cockpit
• F63 Condor docked
  F63 Condor docked
• F63 Condor on a Medium Landing Pad
  F63 Condor on a Medium Landing Pad
• F63 Condor launching from a Krait MkII
  F63 Condor launching from a Krait MkII

See also

• Farragut - Federation's Capital ship