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Supercruise is a method of "fast travel" within ~~plantetary~~ systems.

Supercruise is a method of "fast travel" within planetary systems. A ship that is in Supercruise is using its [[Frame Shift Drive]] to accelerate to speeds from 30 kilometers-per-second to superluminal (faster-than-light), allowing a ship to cross entire solar-systems in a very short frame of time.

In Supercruise, speeds are typically measured in multiples of the speed of light, represented as '''C'''. A ship that is traveling at 1c/s is therefore traveling at the speed of light. Speeds in Supercruise are highly dependent on distance from bodies of mass, and achieving higher speeds is only possible by distancing oneself from large bodies of mass.

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.

== Activating Supercruise ==

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Use ENABLE SUPERCRUISE control to disengage super cruise.

Supercruise cannot be engaged if your ship is mass locked (i.e. too close to a large body of mass such as stations or planets), has its [[Landing Gear|landing gear]] down, or has [[Cargo Scoop|cargo scoop]] or hardpoints deployed,

'''NB''': It's possible to Supercruise to other stars, but it'll take you several days (or weeks), so use [[Hyperspace]] for that. You are able to assign a button or key command to enable/disable supercruise. This is done via the client control options. The default setting is the "J" key.

Much of this is currently taken from '''Fangrim's Guide to Supercruising the Easy Way''' <ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31807</ref> on the official ED forums. Supercruise is currently in an early development iteration so is subject to significant change.

== Other info on supercruise ==

In Beta 1.04, it's not possible to supercruise from one star system to another.

All star systems will remain at the same distance regardless of how far you supercruise in any star system.

For example, you can supercruise from Asellus Primus A to the Asellus Primus B which is 0.17 lightyear way, as both stars are in the same system.

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However, if you try to supercruise from 26 Draconis to LFT 1361 (which is 0.33 light year away) you will find you're always 0.33 light away from LFT 1361. You can never get there in supercruise. This applies to all star systems.

Not that most people would even bother with trying to supercruise to another star system.

Max supercruise speed is 2001c. This speed take 57 min to reach.

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-Supercruise is a method of "fast travel" within plantetary systems.
+Supercruise is a method of "fast travel" within planetary systems. A ship that is in Supercruise is using its [[Frame Shift Drive]] to accelerate to speeds from 30 kilometers-per-second to superluminal (faster-than-light), allowing a ship to cross entire solar-systems in a very short frame of time.
+In Supercruise, speeds are typically measured in multiples of the speed of light, represented as '''C'''. A ship that is traveling at 1c/s is therefore traveling at the speed of light. Speeds in Supercruise are highly dependent on distance from bodies of mass, and achieving higher speeds is only possible by distancing oneself from large bodies of mass.
+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.
 == Activating Supercruise ==
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 Use ENABLE SUPERCRUISE control to disengage super cruise.
 Supercruise cannot be engaged if your ship is mass locked (i.e. too close to a large body of mass such as stations or planets), has its [[Landing Gear|landing gear]] down, or has [[Cargo Scoop|cargo scoop]] or hardpoints deployed,
 '''NB''': It's possible to Supercruise to other stars, but it'll take you several days (or weeks), so use [[Hyperspace]] for that. You are able to assign a button or key command to enable/disable supercruise. This is done via the client control options. The default setting is the "J" key.
 Much of this is currently taken from '''Fangrim's Guide to Supercruising the Easy Way''' <ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31807</ref> on the official ED forums. Supercruise is currently in an early development iteration so is subject to significant change.
 == Other info on supercruise ==
 In Beta 1.04, it's not possible to supercruise from one star system to another.
 All star systems will remain at the same distance regardless of how far you supercruise in any star system.
 For example, you can supercruise from  Asellus Primus A to the Asellus Primus B which is 0.17 lightyear way, as both stars are in the same system.
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 However, if you try to supercruise from 26 Draconis to LFT 1361 (which is 0.33 light year away) you will find you're always 0.33 light away from LFT 1361. You can never get there in supercruise. This applies to all star systems.
 Not that most people would even bother with trying to supercruise to another star system.
 Max supercruise speed is 2001c. This speed take 57 min to reach.

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