Dragonfly Black Guide, Specs & Features
What to know
The Dragonfly Black is an open canopy snub ship developed by Drake Interplanetary. With the Dragonfly Black, gravlev handling and a compact footprint favour fast personal travel, scouting, and short surface transfers.
Dragonfly Black specifications
Extends the journey beyond the ramp
The Dragonfly Black is Drake's open-cockpit, two-seat gravlev bike. It skims over broken terrain, carries a passenger behind the pilot, mounts two forward guns for basic protection, and fits inside larger ships such as the Cutlass and Caterpillar for transport to the surface.
Beyond the ramp with the Dragonfly Black
For the Dragonfly Black, gravlev handling and a compact footprint favour fast personal travel, scouting, and short surface transfers.
Development note: The Dragonfly Black is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.0.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
The systems behind the Dragonfly Black
Once unloaded, the Dragonfly Black combines the open-frame passenger and cargo mounts with the mobility and carrying capacity needed for work away from the ship.
The gravlev system lets the Dragonfly skim across broken terrain and low obstacles while keeping the pilot close to the surface and the route ahead.
The Dragonfly fits inside carriers such as the Cutlass and Caterpillar, while the Kraken includes a bay designed specifically for it.
The carrier needs enough room for the vehicle, its loading path, and the rest of the mission equipment.
The driver needs a clear view of nearby workers, obstacles, and changes in terrain.
A two-seat grav bike for space and surface travel
The Dragonfly can skim across a moon, move through open space, and carry a second person behind the rider. It is a compact support craft for owners who value access and versatility more than armor or an enclosed cabin.
Carry a passenger or small load on a flexible open-frame craft
Unload the Dragonfly Black onto terrain it can cross safely.
Use the open-frame passenger and cargo mounts within the grip, clearance, visibility, and range available to the Dragonfly Black.
Keep enough range and vehicle condition after using the open-frame passenger and cargo mounts to return to the carrier.
Gravlev Runabout in action
The Dragonfly Black carries people or equipment beyond the landing zone with the open-frame passenger and cargo mounts, while keeping enough range to return to the ramp.
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Choose the Dragonfly Black's route before unloading
The carrier lands where the Dragonfly Black can unload safely and still reach the destination across suitable terrain.
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Use the open-frame passenger and cargo mounts across the terrain
The Dragonfly Black's operator plans the route, payload, and return to the carrier around the limits of the open-frame passenger and cargo mounts.
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Carry people and equipment with the Dragonfly Black
The Dragonfly Black should arrive with passengers safe, cargo secure, and enough range to return to the carrier.
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Return the Dragonfly Black to its transport
Plan the outbound trip and the route back to transport together.
The Dragonfly Black at work beyond the ramp
The Dragonfly Black uses its open-frame passenger and cargo mounts after the carrier ramp comes down, with terrain, payload, and recovery shaping the work away from the ship.
Two forward Size 1 guns give the Dragonfly basic protection when its speed and small profile are not enough to avoid a threat.
The lower frame changes configuration for surface travel, zero-gravity use, or compact storage.
The Dragonfly Black extends the journey across terrain that suits its wheels, tracks, or gravlev system.
The Dragonfly Black uses its small carrying capacity for the person, supplies, or gear needed beyond the ship.
Operating the Dragonfly Black on the surface
Driving the route is only part of the job; the operator also protects the passengers or payload and plans the return.
Plan a safe return route for the Dragonfly Black
The Dragonfly Black uses its open-frame passenger and cargo mounts away from the ramp while the operator manages visibility, traction, nearby people, and carrier access.
Before the Dragonfly Black leaves its carrier, the operator checks slopes, obstacles, surface conditions, and enough turning room for the payload.
Aboard the Dragonfly Black, terrain and access at the destination determine how the crew puts the open-frame passenger and cargo mounts to work.
Aboard the Dragonfly Black, range, damage, and changing terrain still matter after arriving at the destination.
See the Dragonfly Black in action
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