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This article is about the class of fictional vehicles. For other uses see Starfighter (disambiguation)

"Starfighter" is a science fiction term used to describe small, fast, usually one-manned craft designed for armed combat (cf starship). A starship is a theoretical Spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for Orbital spaceflight or Interplanetary

The appearance and use of fictional starfighters is often modeled on fighter aircraft, with little regard for the actual physics of spaceflight. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Spaceflight is the use of Space technology to fly a Spacecraft into and through Outer space. Exceptions include the Gunstar from The Last Starfighter, the Viper from the reimagined series of Battlestar Galactica, and the Starfury from Babylon 5, which are capable of multidirectional orientation. The Last Starfighter is a 1984 Science fiction Adventure film directed by Nick Castle. The Colonial Viper is the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the human protagonists in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe Battlestar Galactica is a franchise of Science fiction Films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978 The Starfury is a fictional one- or two-person Starfighter in the Science fiction Television series Babylon 5 and Crusade Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J

Starfighters are popular as the subjects of flight simulator-like space combat video games, such as the "Wing Commander" and "X-Wing" series. A flight simulator is a system that tries to copy or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Wing Commander is a Media franchise consisting of Space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems Inc The X-Wing computer game series is a series of Space combat simulation computer games set in the This connection was made explicitly as early as the 1984 film The Last Starfighter in which a video game on Earth is used as a recruiting device for an alien civilization whose starfighters require the same skills as the video game. The Last Starfighter is a 1984 Science fiction Adventure film directed by Nick Castle.

In the Star Wars Universe, a Starfighter is a blanket term for all small combat space craft, regardless of shields, hyperspace capability, weaponry (unless it carries none), armour, maneuverability and crew. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded "Snubfighter" (a term first used in Star Wars), though no concise definition has been given, often refers to a fighter carrying shielding, secondary weapons systems such as Proton Torpedoes or concussion missiles, and being hyperspace capable. Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera

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Examples

The following are some examples of starfighters from various media franchises:

Babylon 5

Battlestar Galactica

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Macross

Robotech

Space: Above and Beyond

StarCraft

Stargate

Star Trek

Star Wars

Other Properties

See also

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Starfighter

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  1. (fiction) A fictional type of spacecraft that is intended to be used like a fighter plane in outer space.
  2. (military, aviation) The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a jet fighter-interceptor.
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