Vulture droids had an unusual fuel system, relying on solid-fuel concentrate slugs that provided propulsion upon ignition. ДЄ droid starfighter was capable of maneuvers that would kill an organic pilot, but they lacked the resourcefulness and cunning of living pilots, although they were capable of responding much faster. The ships were controlled via a Central Control Computer on a Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ships.

Vultures were also programmed to self-destruct if their link with their host control ship was severed. When docked in a hangar, they would often flex their components as part of self-maintenance. The class featured thrust dampers, which if disabled forced starfighters to switch to the walker mode to operate. While in this mode, the droid starfighter could also latch onto surfaces in zero gravity, allowing it to launch directly from the external hull of a capital ship. When not in flight, the ship could transform into a walking weapons platform, used for ground patrol and troop support. The vulture droid carried four blaster cannons and two energy torpedo launchers, and could reach 1200 kilo-meters per hour in a planet's atmosphere. As a result, it represented classic Xi Charrian design- an insectoid appearance, multiple weapons emplacements, and a compact body that offered only a small target for enemy fighters.ДЄ vulture droid starfighter in walking configuration. The Vulture-class was designed by Haor Chall Engineering, which was founded by the fanatical Xi Char, a religious order dedicated to high-precision manufacturing. Each Trade Federation battleship carried 1,500 such droid starfighters. Like most of the Trade Federation's armed forces, it carried no living pilot, but rather a droid brain that was linked to a central control computer, often aboard a Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship. It participated heavily in the Clone Wars, at engagements such as the Battles of Kamino and Coruscant. Later, in much greater numbers, it was utilized by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

The Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I (also known as the Vulture-class droid starfighter or simply as the vulture droid) was a droid starfighter used by the Trade Federation. ' Droids don't talk back, they don't question your orders, and they never complain when you send them on suicide missions.' вЂ• Rune Haako

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