D77 Pelican

The D77 Pelican, is a tactical aerospace lifter manufactured by Boeing Aerospace and used by the UNSC Armed Forces.
== Overview ==
The D77 Pelican is a multirole aircraft that can be configured for a variety of mission profiles. The base variant has an overall length of 30.5 meters and a wingspan of 23.3 meters. The troop-carrier configuration is able to carry 20 fully equipped infantrymen in seated positions, while the cargo transport configuration can carry a single Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Personnel or cargo capacity can be increased by the attachment of a bay extension module.
The Pelican has a standard crew of three, consisting of a pilot, an ELO/gunner, and a loadmaster. The pilot sits on the right side of the cockpit, with the ELO/gunner taking up the station on the left. Flight controls are fly-by-light, and are ergonomically simplified for ease of use; an integral expert system optimizes stability and adjusts the thruster profiles under all regimes and cargo profiles. Motion trackers, FLIR cameras, and active phased-array RADAR.
== Design details ==
=== Superstructure and hull ===
=== Propulsion ===
The D77 uses a complicated propulsion system that combines vectored-thrust hydrogen fusion ram-rockets with air-breathing hyperfans, divided between two primary and two secondary articulated engine pods. Both modules are mounted on rotating blocks, they can redirect themselves from directing the thrust downwards to any direction required. A basic gravitic control system is used in-atmosphere to supply further stability and supplementary lift.
=== Armament ===
The Pelican's primary armament consists of a nose-mounted Class-III externally-powered projectile weapon (normally an M370 20mm autocannon), controlled via a Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS), which links to the pilot's or co-pilot's heads-up display and allows them to target the gun by head movements.
In addition to its primary armament, the Pelican has four externally-mounted hardpoints, which typically hold missile pods. However, they can carry a variety of other weapon systems or specialized equipment pods. A machine gun can be placed on a folding pintle mount at the back of the cargo-bay to provide covering fire for embarking personnel.
== Variants ==
=== D77-TCI ===
The D77-TCI was the standard model of Pelican in service for most of the war, having replaced the older D75-CTT Osprey circa 2495.
=== D77H-TCI ===
The D77H-TCI is an overall improvement of the original D77-TCI. It was in widespread use by 2549, and largely supplanted the original D77 model in Marine Corps and Navy service by late 2554, and in Army service by 2557.
=== D77C ===
The D77C is a civilian variant employed by emergency services and law enforcement agencies. This variant replaces the chin-gun with a multifunction sensor package.
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