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{{Quote|The Panther Clipper LX is one of the largest ships likely to be owned by a private individual. It is also the largest ship that will fit in the internal docking bays of space stations. Piloting one requires real skill. Its cargo carrying capacity is massive, although like most transport ships it is lightly armed and poorly armoured.|Datamined files from the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey]]'' alpha<ref name="Odyssey alpha">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/mg1lx4/major_datamined_spoilers_ahead_proceed_with/ reddit: Major Data-mined Spoilers Ahead. Proceed with Caution]</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Panther Clipper LX is one of the largest ships likely to be owned by a private individual. It is also the largest ship that will fit in the internal docking bays of space stations. Piloting one requires real skill. Its cargo carrying capacity is massive, although like most transport ships it is lightly armed and poorly armoured.|Datamined files from the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey]]'' alpha<ref name="Odyssey alpha">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/mg1lx4/major_datamined_spoilers_ahead_proceed_with/ reddit: Major Data-mined Spoilers Ahead. Proceed with Caution]</ref>}} | ||
The '''Panther Clipper''' | The '''Panther Clipper LX''' (aka Panther Clipper), is a large freighter [[Ships|ship]]. It is assumed to be manufactured by [[Zorgon Peterson]] although a leaked image showed [[Gutamaya]]. It has been described as a "heavy cargo clipper" and the [[Type-9 Heavy]]'s "big brother".<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=60284&page=20&p=1024718#post1024718 Frontier Forums: David Braben's Q&A]</ref> | ||
== Development == | == Development == | ||
The Panther Clipper LX was first shown in ED Newsletter #7 as a render of the model's blockout mesh and a grey-box animation on a landing pad. The earliest concept art (a paintover of the mesh) was shown in Newsletter #13. It was called "a trading workhorse". | The Panther Clipper LX was first shown in ED Newsletter #7 as a render of the model's blockout mesh and a grey-box animation on a landing pad. The earliest concept art (a paintover of the mesh) was shown in Newsletter #13. It was called "a trading workhorse". | ||
The Panther Clipper was announced as planned content for ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons|ED: Horizons]]'', but was never implemented despite appearing in ''Horizons'' concept art. Mentions of the Panther have been datamined from the game for years, and were most recently seen in the files of the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|ED: Odyssey]]'' alpha.<ref name="Odyssey alpha" /> | The Panther Clipper LX was announced as planned content for ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons|ED: Horizons]]'', but was never implemented despite appearing in ''Horizons'' concept art. Mentions of the Panther have been datamined from the game for years, and were most recently seen in the files of the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|ED: Odyssey]]'' alpha.<ref name="Odyssey alpha" /> | ||
== Elite II == | == Elite II == | ||