Vulture
The Vulture space superiority fighter sacrifices hardpoint flexibility for manoeuvrability. Advanced manufacturing techniques have allowed the Vulture to integrate large hardpoints into its relatively small frame, offsetting the ship's limited weapon count, but its nimble flight characteristics make it equally devastating against smaller targets. A limited cargo and passenger capability has not stopped it becoming a preferred personal transport for those who like to project a certain attitude in their dealings.
— In-Game Description
The Vulture is a dedicated heavy fighter. It flies much like a heftier Eagle in that its manoeuvrability is superb and its weapons pack a punch, but similar to the Eagle's drawbacks the Vulture can run into power issues and can be outrun by many other ships.
Good at dogfighting, this ship can hold its own, but many pilots will probably have a hard time fighting anything larger than a Python.
Specifications
| Type | Fighter |
|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
| Maximum Cargo Capacity | 56 T |
| Maximum Jump Range | 16.90 Ly |
| Dimensions | ? |
Purchase Locations
| System | Station | Date Seen |
|---|---|---|
| Malarhones | Kurtz Dock | 2015 / 03 / 29 |
| Yembo | Naddonner Terminal | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Q1 Eridani | Windt Terminal | 2015 / 03 / 18 |
| Aktzin | Feoktistov Station | 2015 / 03 / 16 |
| Beta-1 Tucanae | Adams Orbital | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Bhutas | Feynman Terminal | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Cockaigne | Ottley's Landing | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Faust 68 | Slipher Hub | 2015 / 03 / 18 |
| Furbaide | Effinger Port | 2015 / 03 / 15 |
| G 126-31 | Dobrovolski Ring | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| LHS 3447 | Dalton Gateway | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Lorden | Roentgen Horizons | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Neche | 2015 / 03 / 01 | |
| TZ Arietis | Snyder Enterprise | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| LAWD 80 | Caverlari Station | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Wolf 406 | Hamilton Gateway | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Wuli | Behnken Gateway | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Sanuma | Dunyach Orbital | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Oxossi | Shinjo Station | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Wolf 906 | Herbert Dock | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Njikan | Smeaton Port | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Mundjiga | Sagan Port | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Lambda-2 Phoenicis | First station | 2015 / 03 / 01 |
| Lugh | Hartsfield Market | 2015 / 03 / 21 |
| Skadjalini | Matthaus Olbers Enterprise | 2015 / 03 / 19 |
| Komovoy | Silves Dock | 2015 / 03 / 20 |
| Ross 129 | Yang Hub | 2015 / 03 / 22 |
| Kamaki | Shinjo Station | 2015 / 03 / 23 |
| Xihe | Zhen dock | 2015 / 03 / 28 |
| Zaragas | Jenner Hub | 2015 / 03 / 26 |
Outfitting
- Main article: Outfitting
All ships are highly customizable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out 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 |
| Cargo Rack [x8] | E | 3 | 4 | |
| BDS | E | 1 | 2 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 1 |
- (L) = Loaned
- [x#] = Capacity
- BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner
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
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