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Well, I thought I had sussed out the intricacies of outfitting but it seems not. Looking for a step-up ship from my semi-modded Cobra MKIII, I chose the Federal Dropship for its vastly greater Optional Internal slots and improved hardpoint count, plus other minor plusses. Using INARA I drafted the loadout plans, chose a system to provide all the upgrades, etc. The only real hitch I met is that when I try to put my stored 5D Fighter Hangar on board, it does not work. The FDS is multicrew, and has the Class 5 Internal Compartment necessary, but no go. I used a Keelback for a time, which is why I had the Fighter Hangar stored. It also used a Class 5 slot, so why not the FDS? It seems a natural choice. One would think that if there's a proper slot for it, you can drop the Hangar in any ship.

Is there some documentation about such arcane limitations? I looked at this site's section on Elite Ships but it's mostly all build comparisons, no info about the whys and wherefores of loadout design.