Vulture
The Vulture is a heavy space superiority fighter. Featuring two large (class 3) hardpoints, the Vulture packs serious firepower into a relatively small frame. Although its top speed is mediocre compared to other fighters, its powerful lateral thrusters put the ship among the most agile and manoeuvrable ships. 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 Fer-de-Lance); and its number of utility mounts is 4, the same as larger ships such as Python and 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 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.
| 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 | -10:0:-60 |
Default Loadout
Ship loadouts can be outfitted in various ways at certain stations. Listed below is the default loadout for the Vulture.
| Category | Default System | Default Rating | Default Class | Max Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Hardpoint | Pulse Laser | F | 1 | 3 |
| Pulse Laser | F | 1 | 3 | |
| 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 |
| Internal Compartments | Shield Generator | E | 5 | 5 |
| Empty [m] | -- | -- | 5 | |
| Cargo Rack [x8] | E | 3 | 4 | |
| BDS | E | 1 | 2 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 1 | |
| 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
- Vulture cockpit
- Vulture Hud, slight limited visibility in the front due to the fenders around the cockpit
- Vulture side shot
- Vulture front
- Vulture rear
- Vulture Docked
- "Out of the sun" Vulture
- Vulture featuring the Black Friday paintjob and ship-kit accessories.
- Vulture Top View, Vibrant Purple
- Vulture underside, Red Vibrant Paint applied.
- Vulture with Tactical Ice paint applied
- Vulture Top view
- Cobra Mk. III meets the mighty Vulture
- Vulture landed on planet 4 in HIP 22286
- Vulture 17jpg
- A Chrome Paintjob Vulture as seen under different star types light
- Red Vibrant Paintjob on Vulture
- Cockpit view when heat is very low
- Core Dynamics Vulture Blueprint
- Vulture Cockpit
- Vulture cockpit and star rise
- Vulture cockpit overview
