Badger-class Starfury
From The Babylon Project
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- Starfury has other uses. Please see Starfury (disambiguation) for other meanings.
The Badger-class Starfury was a long range fighter-bomber used by Earthforce during the Earth-Minbari War.[1][2]
Similar in design to the SA-23E model Starfury, the Badger employed the same four arm mounted multi-directional engine pod design that allows for a high degree of manoeuvrability, while keeping the flight crew as close to the centre, thereby minimising the effect of G-forces on the crew while performing extreme manoeuvres.
Unlike the SA-23E however, the Badger features a two person crew, seated abreast at the front of the fighter's elongated fuselage.
[edit] Notes
- Like the Olympus class corvette, the Badger-class Starfury was designed by Tim Earls for the TV Movie "In the Beginning", though unlike the Olympus it never made it to screen.
- The design of the Badger has often been mistaken for the Heavy Starfury briefly glimpsed at in "A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II", though it is also a two-seater Starfury, it's an unrelated design.
[edit] External Links
- Tim Earl's Online Babylon 5/Crusade Portfolio
- B5Scrolls - 1 2 3 An excellent and reliable source of Behind the scenes concept art and interviews.
[edit] References
| Earthforce Ship Classes | ||
| Capital Ships: | Olympus class corvette • Hyperion class heavy cruiser • Nova class dreadnought • Omega class destroyer • Advanced Omega class destroyer • Warlock class destroyer | |
| Fighters: | SA-23E Starfury • SA-23J Thunderbolt • Stealth Starfury • Heavy Starfury • Badger-class Starfury | |
| Transports: | Earthforce One • Magnum heavy lifter • Breaching pod • Condor class transport • Kestrel Class Atmospheric Shuttle • Crew Shuttle | |
| Others: | Aegis orbital defence platform • Life pod • Work pod • Valkyrie Gunship • Explorer class ship • Cotten class Deep Penetration Tender • Shadow Hybrid | |
