Mandalay
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The Mandalay is an upcoming medium explorer ship by Zorgon Peterson.
The developers said the Mandalay "should give the Anaconda some competition" in terms of jump range.[1] The ship is optimized for SCO-capable frame shift drives; the developers have hinted that it may be even more stable during SCO than both of the previous SCO-optimized ships, the Python Mk II and the Type-8 Transporter.[1]
The boarding ramp is under the cockpit which makes it easier to line up the landing for exobiological scanning.
The early access release is scheduled for October 2024.
Development
A concept artwork of this ship was first shown on X (Twitter) on 10 August 2024.[2] The design is influenced by the English Electric Lightning interceptor aircraft from 1960 which has stacked engines.[1]
Trivia
The Mandalay is named after a species of spitting cobra native to the country of Myanmar.
Videos
Gallery
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Mandalay artwork
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frontier Unlocked (28 August 2024) https://www.youtube.com/live/qmYQKPxwO9U?si=AUSSJ_C7f4-bt-P-
- ↑ "Oh...er...you weren't meant to see that..." Elite Dangerous - X - 10 August 2024 (archive-url)