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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
* [[DeLacy Spin Ionic MV]] | * [[DeLacy Spin Ionic MV]] | ||
== Beginnings == | |||
One of the most famous names in the history of interstellar exploration. The [[Corporations|corporation]] began life as a much smaller organisation. Faulcon Manspace, a military supply organisation based on [[Reorte]]. They first rose to prominence when they developed a new fighter craft they christened the Viper.<ref name=":0">Tourist Beacon 0223</ref> | |||
In this new era of the emerging interstellar privateer, Faulcon Manspace devoted its production to Vipers, but worked on a number of other designs too. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
Faulcon Manspace merged with deLacy ShipWorks in 3034, one of the many shipyards building Faulcon ships under license.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
One of the first new products from the merged company was the troubled Cobra MkII. This was an upgraded version of the now very dated Cobra MkI, but was not especially successful and was soon withdrawn.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Despite this, the new company grew into a corporate behemoth, and went from strength to strength, launching the Cobra MkIII to great acclaim in 3100.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Prowess == | |||
In 3300, Faulcon deLacy stands as the largest independent ship manufacturer in colonised space. The interstellar powers recognise the quality of the work done by the corporation and often recognise this above any concerns over retaining technological exclusivity. It has both grown organically, and by acquisition, swallowing a great many of its smaller competitors and client yards over the years.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0224</ref> | |||
Faulcon deLacy is a major corporation, with shipyards dotted around human space, and many more sales offices. It has a wide range of ships available for sale, and an extremely long heritage from its progenitor companies going back over half a millennium. It has manufactured more than a million ships over that period, and a great many are still in use. It sells into all markets, though is widely known and has the highest sales in the vast number of independent systems.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0224</ref> | |||
== Business Relations == | |||
Faulcon deLacy manufactures many of the smaller components in its own ships, and has a well established relationship with the [[Sirius Corporation]], for its hyperdrives and power plants. It is also a big customer of the [[Wreaken Corporation|WCM Corporation]] - buying its hull alloys from them as raw material.<ref name=":1">Tourist Beacon 0225</ref> | |||
It still operates a modular system for the construction, which operates throughout their range of products, and all ships are built to a standardised grid system. It has also innovated too - allowing its competitors to use the same system - which has benefitted Faulcon deLacy greatly, and ironically makes acquisition a straightforward process.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||