

Most colorful wing art designs seen on the show's spacecraft. SHERIDAN'S Captain John Sheridan's "Flying Tiger" is certainly one of the boldest, "The Line" - humanity's last defense during the Earth-Minbari War. These badges is the "L" marking, indicating the pilot is a veteran of These triangular markings indicate significantĬonflicts in which the pilot participated.

Other specialized markings often adorn craft. Wing or the Psi Corps' Black Omega squadron. This is clearly seen in specialized units such as the Presidental Escort Of the crew, though sometimes whole squadrons adopt a given visual scheme. These decorations may reflect the personality Many Starfury crews have treated the space on the upper wing behind theĬanopy as an artist's canvas. In keeping with the great old tradition of individualizing their mounts, However, the factory-fresh image is often quickly lost in the "field". numbers are usually seen on the upper left wing. The standard 'Fury is all-over medium gray, with a low-viz, matte dark blue/grey-Īnd-pale yellow Earth Alliance flash on the upper and lower right 'wings'. Incorporates advanced sensor and stealth technologies. Special-operations craft, used exclusively by the Psi Corps, which Major Starfury variants include a two-place heavy fighter and a Four fuel cells, one on the trailing edge of each 'wing', store a low-temperature compressed solid propellent (DBM) which powers the engines. (PPG's), and can also carry a variety of missiles and/or sensors on external The standard Starfury is armed with four 20MW Plasma Projection Guns The cockpit assemblyĬan be jettisoned as a life boat in emergencies. Since blood is never drained from the brain in high-G maneuvers, the pilotsĬan remain concious and effectively fight their craft. The pilot stands in the cockpit in order toīetter withstand the massive acceleration forces encountered in space combat. Incredibly agile, able to maneuver in ways no craft designed for atmosphericįlight can match. Its four multi-nozzle engines and variable-geometry thrust vanes make it The Starfury is a one-man fighter designed specifically for space combat. Hyperion-, Nova, and Omega-classes, and are the primary defensive protectionįor space installations such as the Babylon 5 station. These fighters are carried on all Earth Alliance capital ships, such as the Galaxy to the other, from the Earth-Minbari War through the Shadow War. Than a decade, the Starfury has proven itself in combat from one end of the The backbone of the Earth Alliance fighter strength. General sci-fi fans will find the content of interest.īy the mid-twentythird century, the Mitchell-Hyundyne SA-23E Starfury forms Make their Starfury kit as accurate as possible. This page was created primarily for scale modelers looking for reference to This sets them apart from the "spaceįantasy" craft like (TOS) Galactica's Vipers or Star Wars' X-Wings. Small, agile, and armed to the teeth, they were created with a realistic eye Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – " Luke vs.Motto for one of sci-fi TV's most recognizable ships, the SA-23 Starfuryįrom Babylon 5.Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance).You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it. You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it.Īppearances This in-universe list is incomplete. This article is a stub about the Galactic Empire. they are blown up on the second death star in 4 ABY. Versio's TIE fighter was damaged by debris from the Death Star, and she crashed on Yavin 4. Senior Lieutenant Iden Versio, a female pilot in the Imperial Starfighter Corps, served as a member of Black Squadron as Sigma Three, and was one of the few Imperial survivors of the battle. Ultimately, rebel pilot Luke Skywalker was able to fire two proton torpedos directly down the exhaust port, which triggered a chain reaction that destroyed the station. Led by Darth Vader, Black Squadron shot down many rebel fighters, though several were able to begin their attack runs on the Death Star's thermal exhaust port, a small opening on the battle station that led directly to the main reactor. Darth Vader flanked by Black Squadron at the Battle of Yavin.ĭuring the Battle of Yavin, TIE fighters from Black Squadron launched from the Death Star to engage rebel starfighters that were assaulting the Imperial station.
