Editing D79H Pelican

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
|name=Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier
|image=[[File:H4-PelicanDropship.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/5b8431e9-9a18-4cae-8344-37ebd3e03dcc/pelican-|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Vehicles: Pelican|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Vehicles}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|H4EVG|Page=112}}
|class=[[Pelican]]
|role=Multi-purpose [[dropship]]/gunship
|length={{Convert|100.6|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|width={{Convert|82.7|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|height={{Convert|35.2|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|mass={{Convert|64.7|MT}}–{{Convert|77|MT}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/pelican|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Pelican|D=03|M=11|Y=2015}}
|power-title=Maximum speed
|power=671 km/h (417 mph)–903 km/h (561 mph){{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|engine=
|slipspace drive=Not equipped
|navigation=
|hull=
|armament=*2 [[GAU-53 70mm rotary cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=149}}
*6 hardpoints{{Ref/Site|Id=CondorWaypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/d81-lrt-condor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Condor|D=27|M=10|Y=2015}}
|complement=15–20 personnel{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|crew=3 {{c|pilot, co-pilot, crew chief}}{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|passengers=10-14 passengers{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|othersystems=
|era=*[[Human-Covenant War]] {{c|limited service}}
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|introduced=
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}
{{Quote|This was a D79-TC, one of the newer models, but they're essentially all the same: big squat green airships with a twenty-five meter wingspan and stretching about thirty meters long.|[[Edward Buck]] on the D79 Pelican.{{Ref/Novel|HBadB|Chapter=1}}}}
The '''Dropship 79 Heavy - Troop Carrier''' ('''D79H Pelican''') is a dropship in the [[Pelican]] series designed by [[Misriah Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} Infrequently in service as early as [[2526]],{{Ref/Film|Id=FuD|H4FuD}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Hastati|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/hastati-squad|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Hastati Squad|D=27|M=10|Y=2015}} the D79 has become one of the most widely-used Pelican models in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} - seeing particularly notable usage among the air wing of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. Despite this, it has yet to completely supplant the much more widely-used [[D77 Pelican]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

A gunship variant (the [[G79H Pelican|G79H-TC/MA]]) is also produced.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
Unlike the D77 and the D77H Pelicans, the D79 features a twin-bubble canopy akin to that of the 21st century [[Wikipedia:Mil Mi-24 Hind|Mi-24 Hind gunship/attack helicopter]]; flight controls and frontal weaponry triggers are linked to the lower seat, while the dorsal turret is manned through the upper seat. The D79 Pelican features increased hull armor and more powerful engines compared to its D77 and [[D78 Pelican|D78 predecessors]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} It has a sleeker, more rounded fuselage which presumably improves its aerodynamics. A tall air intake is located immediately adjacent to the fuselage on either winglet, while a shorter but wider intake is mounted in front of and beneath each forward thruster; two smaller intakes are located above these. Two small maneuvering thrusters are mounted on either side of the fuselage. The Pelican is armed with a pair of [[GAU-53 70mm rotary cannon]]s mounted on a gimbal, below its nose.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} These changes to the Pelican's thruster configuration provide the D79 greater in-atmosphere handling than its D77 counterpart.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

Misriah's [[D81 Condor]] uses an airframe strikingly similar to the D79's, as it uses the D79H Pelican as the base. However, the Condor possesses a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] and additional thrust nozzles, in addition to substantially greater length.{{Ref/Reuse|CondorWaypoint}}

===Variants===
*'''[[G79H Pelican]]''' - a gunship model that incorporates heavier armament than the dropship version and additional weapons and ammunition racks for the resupply of ground troops.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Level|H4|Shutdown}}
*'''[[Corp Pelican]]''' - a civilian variant used by private industry such as the [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]].
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File:H4-PelicanGunship.png|The G79H Pelican.
File:H5G_Corp_pelican.png|Liang Dortmund variant
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==Identified Pelicans==
*[[Boza]]
*''[[India 127]]''
*''[[Kilo 97]]''
*[[Papa Foxtrot 766]]
*[[Pelican 096]]
*[[Pelican 653]]
*[[Pelican 595]]

==Operational history==
The D79H Pelican entered UNSC service some time prior to the mid-2520s, during or before the [[Insurrection]] years. While in service, they were infrequently used as they were not cost-effective compared to their contemporaries.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/10-things-wrong-in-the-games-and-media/44f600fc-8cea-44e8-9e26-e9a3678f6b92/posts?page=2#post22|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=10 things wrong in the games and media|D=06|M=02|Y=2020|Quote=The model used [in FUD] actually was the D79. While it took until 2557 for the D79 to become the more prominently used model throughout the UNSC, the model itself has been around for quite a bit longer [than most fans tend to think]. When FuD takes place, the D79 was not nearly as cost-effective as the more ubiquitous D77, though it was more advanced. Does that help?|Quotee=Jeff Easterling}} In [[2526]], a D79H was used to deploy [[Blue Team]] onto [[Circinius IV]] during the [[Battle of Circinius IV|Covenant attack]] on the planet's [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|military academy]]. Towards the end of the fighting, the dropship was used to extract [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]] and the remnants of [[Hastati Squad]]; [[Thomas Lasky]], [[April Orenski]] and [[Michael Sullivan]].{{Ref/Reuse|FuD}}{{Ref/Reuse|Hastati}}

The D79 went into much more heavy service following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], taking its place as the primary dropship used by {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. In this role it saw service in the [[Battle of Requiem]],{{Ref/Game|H4|Pelican in-game vehicle}} [[Requiem Campaign]],{{Ref/SpOps}} [[Battle of Aktis IV]],{{Ref/Comic|HEsc|Story=The Janus Key}} and [[Battle of Kamchatka]].{{Ref/Level|H5G|Osiris (level)|Osiris}} During the [[Created uprising]], it continued to see use in engagements like the [[Battle of Meridian (2558)|Battle of Meridian]].{{Ref/Level|H5G|Glassed}} Despite this more extensive service, it has yet to supplant the more widely-used D77 Pelican.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Trivia==
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In the level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]'', Pelicans can be shot down by enemy fire, despite their actions being scripted, which can cause them to fall on top of the player and kill them. Additionally, sometimes the pilots will be killed, resulting in the aircraft crashing but not being destroyed. The Pelican's cockpit will be open and the aircraft can be flipped, but it cannot be piloted by the player.

==Gallery==
===Illustrations===
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File:Halo Escalation 6.jpg|Multiple D79 Pelicans on the cover of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:HE14 Pelican Escort.jpg|A Pelican with a [[Broadsword]] during the [[Battle of Aktis IV]] in ''Halo: Escalation''.
File:Waypoint REQ Relief Inbound.jpg|A Pelican featured in the [[Halo Waypoint]] artwork promoting the [[Requisition system|charity REQ drive]].
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===Development images===
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File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_3.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_5.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4_D79Pelican_Concept_6.jpg|Concept art of the D79 Pelican for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 Concept InfinityHangars.jpg|Concept art of a Pelican bay on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
File:H4 Concept PelicanHangar.jpg|Concept art of another Pelican bay on the ''Infinity''.
File:H4SO_Pelican_TroopBay_Render.jpg|Render of the interior of the Pelican.
File:TFoR AS Concept PelicanHangar.jpg|Concept art of several D79 Pelicans in a hangar for ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''.
File:TFoR AS Concept PelicanBay.jpg|Concept art of the troop bay of a D79 Pelican in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''.
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayMesh.jpg|A base mesh of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''.
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayWireMesh.jpg|A wire frame render of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''.
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayRender1.jpg|Finalized render of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''.
File:TFoR AS PelicanTroopBayRender2.jpg|Finalized render of a D79 Pelican's troop bay in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''.
File:HINF Concept D79.jpg|Pre-production concept art for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' depicting D79 Pelicans preparing to launch from a UNSC warship.
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===Screenshots===
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File:FUD-Circinius-Mountains.jpg|A D79 Pelican leaving [[Circinius IV]] in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
File:H4-PelicanDropship.png|Render of the D79H Pelican in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 - Campaign Infinity 04.jpg|A D79 Pelican preparing to drop reinforcements on [[Requiem]].
File:H4-E3-Campaign-11.jpg|John-117 inside a D79 Pelican's troop bay.
File:H4 - PelicanFlight.jpg|A D79 flying over the canyons of Requiem.
File:H4-D79TC-PelicanDropship-Back.jpg|Detailed view of the dropship's engines.
File:H4 - Pelicans in New Phoenix.png|Two Pelicans descend upon [[New Phoenix]] following the [[New Phoenix Incident|Didact's attack]] in [[2557]].
File:H4 Ragnarok Pelican.png|A crashed D79 Pelican at [[Two Giants]].
File:H4 Screenshot ShootoutinValhalla3.png|A trio of D79 Pelicans carrying Mantises during the [[Skirmish at Two Giants]].
File:SO Crystal Ball - Pelican.png|A D79H Pelican gunning down an [[Unggoy Storm]] in ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.
File:SpartanOps - PelicanWraith.png|A Pelican barely avoiding a Wraith's plasma mortar.
File:Grant piloting Pelican.jpg|Detail of the Pelican's cockpit interior, flown by [[Tedra Grant]].
File:Crimson and Majestic Pelicans.jpg|Two Pelicans flying in formation as they flee [[Requiem]] in [[2558]].
File:H5GA-BansheevsD79.png|A D79H Pelican being fired at by a {{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}}.
File:H5G-D79formation.png|D79H Pelicans in a [[War Games]] match of [[Warzone]] on [[Escape from ARC]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G Marketing E32015HE Into the Hanger.jpg|Pelicans in a hangar on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience]]''.
File:H5G Marketing E32015HE Pelicans hololens.jpg|Pelicans flying round in a hologram version of [[Escape from ARC]] in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]] E3 Hololens Experience''.
File:H5G-Pelicanbuddies.png|Spartan-IVs about to depart from a Pelican's troop bay.
File:H5G - Pelican.png|A D79 Pelican, as it appears in the [[Forge/Halo 5: Guardians|Forge]] mode of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Pelicanprop.png|A customized Pelican prop in Forge.
File:FH4 - D79-TC Pelican.png|A D79H Pelican in ''[[The Halo Experience Showcase]]''.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[The Commissioning]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
**''[[The Hunt Begins]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]''
*''[[Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]
**''[[Glassed (short story)|Glassed]]''

==Sources==
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{{Pelican variants}}
{{Human aircraft}}