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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 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.[3]
Behind the Scenes[]
- 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.[4]
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References[]
- ↑ JMS Post on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated - 04/02/1997
- ↑ JMS Post on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated - 04/09/1997
- ↑ B5Scrolls Screen3_02_18 - An excellent and reliable source of Behind the scenes concept art and interviews.
- ↑ B5Scrolls Screen2_01_9 - Click "this is called a Badger".
 Earthforce Ship Classes
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| 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-32A Thunderbolt · Stealth Starfury · Heavy Starfury · Badger-class Starfury | ||
| Transports | ||
| Earthforce One · Magnum heavy lifter · Breaching pod · Troop Transport · Kestrel Class Atmospheric Shuttle · Crew Shuttle | ||
| Other | ||
| Aegis orbital defense platform · Life pod · Work pod · Gunship · Explorer class ship · Cotten class Deep Penetration Tender · Shadow Hybrid · Shadow hybrid fighter | ||