{"data":{"id":15389,"title":"Q&A: Drake Dragonfly - Part I","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/engineering\/15389-Q-A-Drake-Dragonfly-Part-I","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15389","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15389","channel":"Engineering","category":"Development","series":"Concept Ship Q&A","images":[{"id":5011,"name":"Drake_Dragonfly_Exploration_Wreckage_01B.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/45pojfkj4u322r\/source\/Drake_Dragonfly_Exploration_Wreckage_01B.jpg","alt":"","size":2771161,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2016-06-17T16:49:17+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5011","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5011\/similar"},{"id":25004,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w0shv2sobeaiw\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":927693,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-05-09T20:01:24+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/25004\/similar"},{"id":38062,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/huwhfjtdvra4r\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":3377215,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2025-03-21T15:18:25+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/38062\/similar"}],"images_count":19,"translations":{"en_EN":"\u201cThe most important thing is to have a connection to your ride. Your ship needs to be your friend, your family. Why would you ever trust your life to something you didn\u2019t love?\u201d\n- Kyle Valentino, founder of the Lonely Hearts Dragonfly Club\n\nGreetings Citizens,\nAnother Concept Sale, another Question & Answer session. Since last Friday, we\u2019ve been collecting questions from the dedicated Q&A post here and today our designers working on the ship will answer 10 questions for the community. Tune back in this Friday to see the answers to 10 more questions.\n\nDrake Interplanetary is fond of claiming that they build starships for the way you live; with the Dragonfly, they\u2019ve gone an extra step and built a new way of life around the ship itself. Highly compact for easy storage anywhere and capable of traversing both space and ground, the 2947 Dragonfly changes the way we think about ships.\n\nSpecial thanks to Matt Sherman for taking the time to answer these questions for us.\n\nQuestion & Answer\nHow does the Dragonfly compare in speed to other ships?\nRight now, we\u2019re currently working off an SCM speed of 180 with a max cruise speed of 300. We want the acceleration to these speeds to be a bigger hallmark for the Dragonfly, so while it should overtake most freighters, it won\u2019t be outrunning the fastest of the fast.\n\nWill the Dragonfly be able to \u201cfly\u201d in a planetary atmosphere to some degree even though it can\u2019t transition to space, or will it be landlocked to its ground mode while on a planet?\nThe Dragonfly would not be capable of atmospheric flight. When on a planet\u2019s surface, it would just be operating in its ground mode.\n\nSince the Dragonfly hovers above the ground, can it also hover over water and other terrestrial surfaces?\nYes, we\u2019re definitely targeting the ground mode for the Dragonfly to be capable of all-terrain travel. You\u2019ll still want to be mindful of where it\u2019s flying, since while bodies of water should be fine, more hazardous substances could still cause environmental impacts to performance.\n\nThe Dragonfly will have a cargo capacity of 1 SCU. Would it be possible to increase this capacity by removing the second seat in order to add another cargo compartment?\nThe 1 SCU value is including the use of the second seat as an additional saddlebag. The cargo allowances would break up like this: 2- 0.25 SCU containers mounted on the rear-sides of the Dragonfly.\n\n1- Optional 0.5 SCU container taking the rear-seat.\n\nCan the passenger also face forwards?\nNo, the rider would always be seated back to back with the pilot.\n\nCan we change the two size 1 guns of the Dragonfly for a size 2 weapon?\nNo, the weapon mounts cannot be changed. You can still swap out the weapons, and the Dragonfly has built in ammo capacity if you\u2019re running ballistic weapons.\n\nWill the Dragonfly have a magnetic locking system allowing it the ability to latch onto any ship it wants and piggyback?\nNo, the Grav-Levs are not magnetic devices and would not allow the ship to piggyback to the outer hull of another ship.\n\nWill we be able to operate them in the hangar when they are flight ready?\nThis is still being determined as we haven\u2019t locked down if the Dragonfly will be operating off a ship-port from a hangar or the vehicle-ports. It\u2019s not outside the realm of possibility, but it\u2019s not something we can fully commit to happening at this time.\n\nCould we have more information on which ships can and which ships can\u2019t launch Dragonflies?\nThese will be listed as 3 main groups, Ships we will confirm the ability to deploy the Dragonfly from, ships we\u2019ll confirm you cannot deploy one, and ships that are plausible\/possible to deploy from, but that we cannot fully commit to the functionality at this time.\n\nShips you will be able to deploy at least 1 Dragonfly from:\n\nCaterpillar, Freelancer, Constellation, Starfarer, Retaliator (when Cargo modules installed), Idris-P\/M.\n\nShips you will not be able to deploy a Dragonfly from:\n\nAvenger, Reliant\n\nShips whose capacity could fit, but ability to deploy a Dragonfly is still undetermined (NOTE: Any ship which has not started a full build-out will be listed here, even if they have existing snub or hangar capacity.):\n\nCutlass, Carrack, Merchantman, Reclaimer, Orion, 890 Jump, Hull-C\/D\/E, Crucible, Javelin, Endeavor, Genesis.\n\nThe ship mass is currently equal to the P-52 Merlin, weighing in at 6000 kg. Is this accurate?\nNo, that was older information from the initial concepts of the Dragonfly, with the current projected weight coming in around 1000kg. For reference on how much the Dragonfly shrank during concept, the image to the right shows an earlier version of the Dragonfly which was being worked on.\n\nThis larger version was easily 3 times the size of where the Dragonfly ended up, and was the original reference for the 6000kg weight. Sorry for any confusion that may have caused.","de_DE":"\"Das Wichtigste ist, eine Verbindung zu deiner Fahrt zu haben. Dein Schiff muss dein Freund sein, deine Familie. Warum solltest du jemals dein Leben etwas anvertrauen, das du nicht liebst?\"\n- Kyle Valentino, Gr\u00fcnder des Lonely Hearts Dragonfly Club.\n\nGr\u00fc\u00dfe B\u00fcrger,\nEin weiteres Konzept Verkauf, eine weitere Frage & Antwort Sitzung. Seit letztem Freitag sammeln wir hier Fragen von der speziellen Q&A-Post und heute werden unsere Designer, die auf dem Schiff arbeiten, 10 Fragen f\u00fcr die Community beantworten. Stimmen Sie sich an diesem Freitag wieder ab, um die Antworten auf 10 weitere Fragen zu sehen.\n\nDrake Interplanetary behauptet gerne, dass sie Raumschiffe f\u00fcr die Art und Weise bauen, wie Sie leben; mit der Libelle sind sie einen zus\u00e4tzlichen Schritt gegangen und haben eine neue Lebensweise um das Schiff herum aufgebaut. Der 2947 Dragonfly ist sehr kompakt und l\u00e4sst sich \u00fcberall leicht verstauen und durchquert sowohl den Raum als auch den Boden. Er ver\u00e4ndert die Art und Weise, wie wir \u00fcber Schiffe denken.\n\nBesonderen Dank an Matt Sherman, dass er sich die Zeit genommen hat, diese Fragen f\u00fcr uns zu beantworten.\n\nFragen & Antworten\nWie schneidet die Dragonfly im Vergleich zu anderen Schiffen in der Geschwindigkeit ab?\nIm Moment arbeiten wir an einer SCM-Geschwindigkeit von 180 und einer maximalen Reisegeschwindigkeit von 300. Wir wollen, dass die Beschleunigung auf diese Geschwindigkeiten ein gr\u00f6\u00dferes Markenzeichen f\u00fcr die Dragonfly ist, so dass sie zwar die meisten Frachter \u00fcberholen sollte, aber nicht die schnellsten der Schnellsten \u00fcberholen wird.\n\nWird die Libelle in einer planetarischen Atmosph\u00e4re bis zu einem gewissen Grad \"fliegen\" k\u00f6nnen, obwohl sie nicht in den Weltraum \u00fcbergehen kann, oder wird sie w\u00e4hrend ihres Aufenthalts auf einem Planeten in ihren Grundzustand gebracht?\nDie Libelle w\u00e4re nicht in der Lage, atmosph\u00e4risch zu fliegen. Wenn er auf der Oberfl\u00e4che eines Planeten w\u00e4re, w\u00fcrde er nur in seinem Bodenmodus arbeiten.\n\nDa die Libelle \u00fcber dem Boden schwebt, kann sie auch \u00fcber Wasser und anderen terrestrischen Oberfl\u00e4chen schweben?\nJa, wir zielen definitiv auf den Bodenmodus, damit die Libelle gel\u00e4ndeg\u00e4ngig reisen kann. Sie werden immer noch darauf achten m\u00fcssen, wohin es fliegt, denn obwohl die Gew\u00e4sser in Ordnung sein sollten, k\u00f6nnen gef\u00e4hrlichere Stoffe immer noch Umweltauswirkungen auf die Leistung haben.\n\nDie Dragonfly wird eine Ladekapazit\u00e4t von 1 SCU haben. W\u00e4re es m\u00f6glich, diese Kapazit\u00e4t durch Entfernen des zweiten Sitzes zu erh\u00f6hen, um einen weiteren Frachtraum hinzuzuf\u00fcgen?\nDer 1 SCU-Wert beinhaltet die Verwendung des zweiten Sitzes als zus\u00e4tzliche Satteltasche. Die Ladungszulagen w\u00fcrden sich so aufl\u00f6sen:\n\n\n2- 0,25 SCU-Container, die auf den R\u00fcckseiten der Libelle montiert sind. 1- Optionaler 0,5 SCU-Container f\u00fcr den R\u00fccksitz.\nKann der Fahrgast auch nach vorne schauen?\nNein, der Fahrer w\u00fcrde immer R\u00fccken an R\u00fccken mit dem Piloten sitzen.\n\nK\u00f6nnen wir die beiden Gesch\u00fctze der Libelle in Gr\u00f6\u00dfe 1 gegen eine Waffe der Gr\u00f6\u00dfe 2 austauschen?\nNein, die Waffenhalterungen k\u00f6nnen nicht gewechselt werden. Du kannst immer noch die Waffen austauschen, und die Libelle hat Munition eingebaut, wenn du ballistische Waffen hast.\n\nWird die Libelle \u00fcber ein magnetisches Verriegelungssystem verf\u00fcgen, das es ihr erm\u00f6glicht, sich an jedes gew\u00fcnschte Schiff und Huckepack zu befestigen?\nNein, die Grav-Levs sind keine magnetischen Vorrichtungen und w\u00fcrden es dem Schiff nicht erlauben, sich mit dem Au\u00dfenrumpf eines anderen Schiffes zu verbinden.\n\nWerden wir sie im Hangar betreiben k\u00f6nnen, wenn sie flugbereit sind?\nDies wird noch festgelegt, da wir noch nicht festgelegt haben, ob die Libelle von einem Schiffshafen aus von einem Hangar oder den Fahrzeugh\u00e4fen aus operieren wird. Es ist nicht au\u00dferhalb des Bereichs der M\u00f6glichkeiten, aber es ist nicht etwas, wof\u00fcr wir uns jetzt voll und ganz einsetzen k\u00f6nnen.\n\nK\u00f6nnten wir mehr Informationen dar\u00fcber haben, welche Schiffe Libellen starten k\u00f6nnen und welche Schiffe nicht?\nDiese werden als 3 Hauptgruppen aufgelistet, Schiffe, von denen wir die F\u00e4higkeit best\u00e4tigen, die Libelle einzusetzen, Schiffe, von denen wir best\u00e4tigen, dass Sie sie nicht einsetzen k\u00f6nnen, und Schiffe, die plausibel\/m\u00f6glich sind, von denen aus sie eingesetzt werden k\u00f6nnen, die wir aber zu diesem Zeitpunkt nicht vollst\u00e4ndig auf die Funktionalit\u00e4t festlegen k\u00f6nnen.\n\nSchiffe, von denen du mindestens 1 Libelle einsetzen kannst:\n\nCaterpillar, Freelancer, Constellation, Starfarer, Retaliator (wenn Cargo-Module installiert sind), Idris-P\/M. Schiffe, von denen aus du keine Libelle einsetzen kannst:\n\nR\u00e4cher-, zuverl\u00e4ssige Schiffe, deren Kapazit\u00e4t passen k\u00f6nnte, aber die F\u00e4higkeit, eine Libelle einzusetzen, ist noch unbestimmt (HINWEIS: Jedes Schiff, das noch keinen vollst\u00e4ndigen Ausbau begonnen hat, wird hier aufgelistet, auch wenn es bereits \u00fcber eine bestehende Absturz oder Hangarkapazit\u00e4t verf\u00fcgt:\n\nEntermesser, Karosserie, H\u00e4ndler, Reclaimer, Orion, 890 Sprung, Rumpf-C\/D\/E, Tiegel, Speer, Endeavor, Genesis. Die Schiffsmasse entspricht derzeit der P-52 Merlin mit einem Gewicht von 6000 kg. Ist das korrekt?\nNein, das waren \u00e4ltere Informationen aus den ersten Konzepten der Libelle, mit dem aktuell prognostizierten Gewicht von etwa 1000 kg. Als Referenz daf\u00fcr, wie stark die Libelle w\u00e4hrend des Konzepts geschrumpft ist, zeigt das Bild rechts eine fr\u00fchere Version der Libelle, an der gearbeitet wurde.\n\nDiese gr\u00f6\u00dfere Version war leicht dreimal so gro\u00df wie die Libelle und war die urspr\u00fcngliche Referenz f\u00fcr das 6000kg Gewicht. Entschuldigung f\u00fcr jede Verwirrung, die verursacht haben k\u00f6nnte.","zh_CN":"\u201cThe most important thing is to have a connection to your ride. Your ship needs to be your friend, your family. Why would you ever trust your life to something you didn\u2019t love?\u201d\n- Kyle Valentino, founder of the Lonely Hearts Dragonfly Club\n\nGreetings Citizens,\nAnother Concept Sale, another Question & Answer session. Since last Friday, we\u2019ve been collecting questions from the dedicated Q&A post here and today our designers working on the ship will answer 10 questions for the community. Tune back in this Friday to see the answers to 10 more questions.\n\nDrake Interplanetary is fond of claiming that they build starships for the way you live; with the Dragonfly, they\u2019ve gone an extra step and built a new way of life around the ship itself. Highly compact for easy storage anywhere and capable of traversing both space and ground, the 2947 Dragonfly changes the way we think about ships.\n\nSpecial thanks to Matt Sherman for taking the time to answer these questions for us.\n\nQuestion & Answer\nHow does the Dragonfly compare in speed to other ships?\nRight now, we\u2019re currently working off an SCM speed of 180 with a max cruise speed of 300. We want the acceleration to these speeds to be a bigger hallmark for the Dragonfly, so while it should overtake most freighters, it won\u2019t be outrunning the fastest of the fast.\n\nWill the Dragonfly be able to \u201cfly\u201d in a planetary atmosphere to some degree even though it can\u2019t transition to space, or will it be landlocked to its ground mode while on a planet?\nThe Dragonfly would not be capable of atmospheric flight. When on a planet\u2019s surface, it would just be operating in its ground mode.\n\nSince the Dragonfly hovers above the ground, can it also hover over water and other terrestrial surfaces?\nYes, we\u2019re definitely targeting the ground mode for the Dragonfly to be capable of all-terrain travel. You\u2019ll still want to be mindful of where it\u2019s flying, since while bodies of water should be fine, more hazardous substances could still cause environmental impacts to performance.\n\nThe Dragonfly will have a cargo capacity of 1 SCU. Would it be possible to increase this capacity by removing the second seat in order to add another cargo compartment?\nThe 1 SCU value is including the use of the second seat as an additional saddlebag. The cargo allowances would break up like this: 2- 0.25 SCU containers mounted on the rear-sides of the Dragonfly.\n\n1- Optional 0.5 SCU container taking the rear-seat.\n\nCan the passenger also face forwards?\nNo, the rider would always be seated back to back with the pilot.\n\nCan we change the two size 1 guns of the Dragonfly for a size 2 weapon?\nNo, the weapon mounts cannot be changed. You can still swap out the weapons, and the Dragonfly has built in ammo capacity if you\u2019re running ballistic weapons.\n\nWill the Dragonfly have a magnetic locking system allowing it the ability to latch onto any ship it wants and piggyback?\nNo, the Grav-Levs are not magnetic devices and would not allow the ship to piggyback to the outer hull of another ship.\n\nWill we be able to operate them in the hangar when they are flight ready?\nThis is still being determined as we haven\u2019t locked down if the Dragonfly will be operating off a ship-port from a hangar or the vehicle-ports. It\u2019s not outside the realm of possibility, but it\u2019s not something we can fully commit to happening at this time.\n\nCould we have more information on which ships can and which ships can\u2019t launch Dragonflies?\nThese will be listed as 3 main groups, Ships we will confirm the ability to deploy the Dragonfly from, ships we\u2019ll confirm you cannot deploy one, and ships that are plausible\/possible to deploy from, but that we cannot fully commit to the functionality at this time.\n\nShips you will be able to deploy at least 1 Dragonfly from:\n\nCaterpillar, Freelancer, Constellation, Starfarer, Retaliator (when Cargo modules installed), Idris-P\/M.\n\nShips you will not be able to deploy a Dragonfly from:\n\nAvenger, Reliant\n\nShips whose capacity could fit, but ability to deploy a Dragonfly is still undetermined (NOTE: Any ship which has not started a full build-out will be listed here, even if they have existing snub or hangar capacity.):\n\nCutlass, Carrack, Merchantman, Reclaimer, Orion, 890 Jump, Hull-C\/D\/E, Crucible, Javelin, Endeavor, Genesis.\n\nThe ship mass is currently equal to the P-52 Merlin, weighing in at 6000 kg. Is this accurate?\nNo, that was older information from the initial concepts of the Dragonfly, with the current projected weight coming in around 1000kg. For reference on how much the Dragonfly shrank during concept, the image to the right shows an earlier version of the Dragonfly which was being worked on.\n\nThis larger version was easily 3 times the size of where the Dragonfly ended up, and was the original reference for the 6000kg weight. Sorry for any confusion that may have caused."},"links_count":3,"comment_count":151,"created_at":"2016-06-22T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 00:48:22","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15388,"next_id":15390}}