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Description
The D81-Long Range Transport (D81-LRT Condor; colloquially: Fat Pelican/SuperPelican) is a medium-sized, long-range aerospace transport craft manufactured by Misriah Armory that is built from the airframe of a Pelican dropship.

Specifications

Design Details
The D81-LRT Condor is built using an elongated Pelican dropship fuselage; the current Condor model uses a D79-TC Pelican frame. Approximately ninety-five percent of the Condor's parts originate from the Pelican that it was built upon. The Pelican's original flight systems, engines, and structural spars are borrowed to in the creation of the Condor. However, the original tail thrusters are removed and replaced with the "Mission Package", which consists of four engine pods and a slipspace drive[1][4] capable of short to mid-range slipstream space travel. The Condor features two cockpits, with the upper cockpit housing the dropship's weapons or sensor operator.[1]

Apart from being substantially longer, the Condor has additional thrust nozzles and what appears to be a second deployment bay on the tail boom; this bay likely houses the slipspace drive. The Condor's compact and occasionally temperamental slipspace drive led to the dropship being very expensive, especially on the civilian market. However, advances following the Human-Covenant War have severely decreased commercially available unit costs. Maintenance has remained a problem for the Condor. The dropship's slipspace drive is rated for only five trips before it requires a comprehensive retuning, and eight trips before the Condor's drive has to be fully rebuilt.[1]

Armaments
Most Condors are unarmed, with a multi-sensor package often replacing a Pelican's armaments. Though in some variants, the D79-TC Pelican's dual GAU/53 70mm MBHRC autocannons are retained. Six hardpoints are retained on the Condor's wings to allow colonial operators to create custom fire control systems to tie these into the civilian controls.[1] During the Second Ark Conflict, the Condor was modified into a gunship by Isabel, armed with five twin laser cannons and a Mini-MAC.

Trivia
A condor is a kind of vulture, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming aerospace craft after birds.

Description
The D81-Long Range Transport (D81-LRT Condor; colloquially: Fat Pelican/SuperPelican) is a medium-sized, long-range aerospace transport craft manufactured by Misriah Armory that is built from the airframe of a Pelican dropship.

Specifications

Design Details
The D81-LRT Condor is built using an elongated Pelican dropship fuselage; the current Condor model uses a D79-TC Pelican frame. Approximately ninety-five percent of the Condor's parts originate from the Pelican that it was built upon. The Pelican's original flight systems, engines, and structural spars are borrowed to in the creation of the Condor. However, the original tail thrusters are removed and replaced with the "Mission Package", which consists of four engine pods and a slipspace drive[1][4] capable of short to mid-range slipstream space travel. The Condor features two cockpits, with the upper cockpit housing the dropship's weapons or sensor operator.[1]

Apart from being substantially longer, the Condor has additional thrust nozzles and what appears to be a second deployment bay on the tail boom; this bay likely houses the slipspace drive. The Condor's compact and occasionally temperamental slipspace drive led to the dropship being very expensive, especially on the civilian market. However, advances following the Human-Covenant War have severely decreased commercially available unit costs. Maintenance has remained a problem for the Condor. The dropship's slipspace drive is rated for only five trips before it requires a comprehensive retuning, and eight trips before the Condor's drive has to be fully rebuilt.[1]

Armaments
Most Condors are unarmed, with a multi-sensor package often replacing a Pelican's armaments. Though in some variants, the D79-TC Pelican's dual GAU/53 70mm MBHRC autocannons are retained. Six hardpoints are retained on the Condor's wings to allow colonial operators to create custom fire control systems to tie these into the civilian controls.[1] During the Second Ark Conflict, the Condor was modified into a gunship by Isabel, armed with five twin laser cannons and a Mini-MAC.

Trivia
A condor is a kind of vulture, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming aerospace craft after birds.