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StarfuryThe Starfury is the primary single-man starfighter of the Earth Alliance on the TV series Babylon 5. Unlike the stereotypical design of this kind of fighter, the original design owes nothing to the needs of aerodynamic design as the craft is designed solely for space operations. For instance, the design consists of four engines assemble in a X framed configuration with the cockpit at the center. The Starfury's unique relationship between its center of mass and its engines enable them to make rapid pivoting turns to bring their weapons to bear on opponents in any direction, without having to change the vehicle's current direction of movement. For instance, in a dog fight when a pilot sees that there is an enemy tailing the ship to attack it, the pilot can almost instantly turn the fighter around on its axis to position its weapons toward the enemy to attack without having to shake the enemy's pursuit first. Like all ships of their class on Babylon 5, although they can travel through Hyperspace, they cannot generate their own jump points to enter it--they must rely on other ships or jump gates. The fighter was originally designed solely for outer space duty, but a new fighter class that evolved from the Starfury design, called a Thunderbolt, is designed with fold-out wings and a fuselage hull to allow for capable flight both in and out of atmosphere.
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