General and Technical Data

Model number: N/A
Code name: Dragonfly
Unit type: ferry plane
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard canopy-style cockpit
Dimensions: unknown
Wingspan: unknown
Weight: unknown
Propulsion: propeller engine: maximum speed unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: none

Technical and Historical Notes

With the advent of the Minovsky scattering system, the Earth Federation Forces found themselves without a reliable line of communication through areas saturated with Minovsky particles. The Dragonfly light aircraft served as a communication and courier aircraft that allowed communication with areas suffering from minovsky jamming. Known to Zeon as the 'Commu', this small propeller-driver aircraft was of very light construction and had a large wing surface, which allowed it to be classified as a STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) type aircraft. This ability allowed the Dragonfly to use very short runways, including the deck of a Big Tray land battleship.

Miscellaneous Information

Pilot: Judock
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara