Unreviewed Candy Floss

[Mellifluous Magenta]

Spoiler: Standard Livery

Spoiler: Bespin Gas Sponsor Livery

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Create a podracer for Priesse Namada.
• Image Source: ChatGPT
• Canon Link: Podracer
• Permissions:
  
  • FAE/E-01 Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive (N/A)
  • HPI - ECSAI-class "Sérhannaðar" Artificial Intelligence (OM)
  • FAE/G-01 Hypermatter Synthesis Engine (N/A)
  • TunnelNet VPN (OM)
  • Aegis SH13LD (OM)
  • GPO-12 "Ironmaze" Threat-Prevention Suite (OM)
  • FAE/S-07 Symbiotic Ghost Link (N/A)
  • FAE/S-17 Active Airflow Management System (N/A)
  • FAE/S-11 Universal Communication Matrix (N/A)
  • FAE/S-06 Vehicle Utility and Support Suite (N/A)
  • FAE/S-12 "Dream Sight" Combat Sensor System Mk. II (N/A)
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: First United Astral Engineering
• Affiliation: Priesse Namada
• Market Status: N/A - Closed-Market
• Model: N/A
• Modularity: Yes
• Production: Unique
• Material:
  
  • Cockpit Pod
    
    • Carbon Fiber-Titanium Aerolaminate - Primary Hull
    • Songsteel - Structural Frame
    • Carbon Fiber - Nose Section
      
      • Aerogel Filling
  • Canopy
    
    • Phototropic Transparisteel - Transparent Section
  • Engine Struts / Tow Arms
    
    • Songsteel Composite - Primary Spars
    • Carbon Fiber - Fairings
  • Condensed Matter Composite - Distributed
  • Programmable Matter - Various Applications
  • Internal Circuitry and Electronics

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Repulsorcraft - Podracer
• Role: Racer
• Size: Very Small
  
  • Length: 3.9 m
  • Width: 2.1 m
  • Height: 0.9 m
• Weight: Very Light
• Armaments: None
• Defenses: Very Low
• Maneuverability Rating: Extreme
• Speed Rating: Extreme
  
  • 2100 km/h
• Propulsion:
  
  • FAE/E-01 Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drive
  • Repulsorlift
• Minimum Crew: ECSAI-class "Sérhannaðar" Artificial Intelligence
• Optimal Crew:
  
  • ECSAI-class "Sérhannaðar" Artificial Intelligence
  • Pilot
• Passenger Capacity: None
• Cargo Capacity: None

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Power and Propulsion Systems
  
  • FAE/G-01 Hypermatter Synthesis Engine - Primary Power System
  • Reserve Capacitor Bank - Secondary Power System
  • Twin FAE/E-01 Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Drives - Primary
  • Twin Repulsorlift Engines
    
    • Omnidirectional Thrust Capability
    • Braking Capability
  • FAE/E-01 Coaxium Pulse-Detonation Control Vectro-Jets
  • Air Scoops
    
    • Mark V Air Brakes
  • Flight Control Surfaces
    
    • Stabilizer Fins
  • Power Conversion System
• Computer Systems
  
  • Computer System
    
    • ECSAI-class "Sérhannaðar" Artificial Intelligence
    • ECU Array
    • Flight Avionics System
  • Cybersecurity Suite
    
    • TunnelNet VPN
    • Aegis SH13LD
    • GPO-12 "Ironmaze" Threat-Prevention Suite
    • Network Security Computer Brain System
    • Rapid Repetition Defense Measures
    • Echo Pulse
    • Pyrowall
    • Socketguard
• Piloting Control Systems
  
  • Programmable Matter Controls and Ergonomics
  • FAE/S-07 Symbiotic Ghost Link
• Utility Systems and Components
  
  • Wing Mirrors
    
    • Anti-Glare Film
  • Rearview Mirror
    
    • Anti-Glare Film
  • Energy Binder Module
  • Five-Point Harness
  • V10 Turbothrust Conversion Coiling
  • Polarity Sink - Passive Degaussing System
  • Automatic Polarizing and Anti-Flash Canopy
  • Superconducting Coils
• FAE/S-17 Active Airflow Management System
• FAE/S-11 Universal Communication Matrix
• FAE/S-06 Vehicle Utility and Support Suite
  
  • Stripped Down FAE/S-12 "Dream Sight" Combat Sensor System Mk. II
    
    • Replaces Phase III “Dream Sight” Combat Electronics System.
    • 360 Degree Passive Reception Array
      
      • Micro-Auditory Reception Array and Micro-Olfactory Reception Array removed.
    • General Sensor Reception Array
      
      • Life scanner, droid detection scanner, microwave sensor, demolition sensor, weapon scanner, Force scanner, Toxin scanner, soil and water scanner, radar, dedicated energy receptor, quantum mirror sensor, and removed.
  • Self-destruct mechanism, hydrostatic field generator, miniaturized com/scan, and tracking scope removed.

STRENGTHS

• Zoom: Propelled by twin coaxium pulse-detonation engines and capable of manipulating the surrounding airflow via a tractor-pressor projector array, the Candy Floss can reach a top speed of 2100 km/h. It is a wholly rapid machine, able to jump off of a starting line and scream down a straight with nigh-impunity.
• Cha Cha Slide: With its flight control surfaces, coaxium pulse-detonation control vectro-jets, and omnidirectional twin repulsorlift engines, the Candy Floss is incredibly agile, with deliberately unstable, snappy handling characteristics that allow it to whip through turns at breakneck pace. Along the same vein, the podracer is extremely maneuverable, allowing the pilot to roll, yaw, and pitch in any direction at will and in a virtual instant.
• Stopping Power: The Candy Floss has excellent braking ability, and can quickly get stopped for a turn.

WEAKNESSES

• Too Small: The Candy Floss is incredibly small for a podracer. As a result, it is prone to being boxed out or obstructed by larger machines, which could prevent the pilot from taking an optimal line into a corner.
• We need Lewis Hamilton!: The Candy Floss has extremely twitchy handling characteristics. Combined with its speed, the podracer is impossible for unaugmented human/humanoid pilots to control. For individuals from species with hyperfast reflexes, it is an extremely difficult craft to control at racing speeds. Often the limiting factor on its performance is the extremely high potential for errors.
• Energy Lines: Like any podracer, the energy binder and towing lines are weak points. Severe damage to these systems could send the engines tumbling apart, potentially forcing a premature end to the pilot’s race!
• Unarmed: The Candy Floss is wholly unarmed, its design favoring speed and maneuverability over aggression to win races.

DESCRIPTION
Commissioned from First United Astral Engineering, the Candy Floss was acquired by Priesse Namada after she managed to secure a sponsorship from Bespin Gas Company. A tiny podracer built to be flown by a tiny pilot, the Candy Floss is the rough podracer equivalent of super-go-kart. It is a hyper-performance machine engineered around optimizing speed at all costs.

Built on an ultra-lightweight frame and propelled by overpowered coaxium pulse-detonation engines, the Candy Floss possesses a staggering power-to-weight ratio that allows it to accelerate, brake, and change direction with breakneck alacrity. Its diminutive size enables it to thread through gaps that larger racers would never attempt, while its tractor-pressor array and vectored control systems grant it a degree of agility bordering on the absurd.

The machine's blistering performance comes at a cost, however. The Candy Floss is notoriously unforgiving, demanding lightning-fast reflexes and absolute concentration from its pilot. Even minor mistakes can rapidly escalate into catastrophic crashes. Nevertheless, in the hands of a capable racer, the Candy Floss can see its pilot cross the finish line in first place with dominant margins of victory. However, failing that...

If you’re not first, you’re last! Bespin Gas!