starfighters
Armed space vessels
Starfighters are small, maneuverable spacecraft designed for combat in science fiction settings—the spaceborne equivalent of fighter jets.
The term evokes dogfights among the stars, as in the X-wings and TIE fighters of Star Wars.
In military history, the F-104 Starfighter was an American supersonic jet of the Cold War era.
Close combat between aircraft
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
sortie · wingman · ace · formation · barrage · shields · targeting · strafing
Pilot's control compartment
- enginesMachines converting fuel to motion
- thrustersPropulsion devices for steering
- hullOuter covering or frame
- canopyOverhead protective covering
shields · hyperdrive · afterburners · fuselage · avionics · reactor · deflector
Faster-than-light travel medium
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- orbitalRevolving around another
- dockingConnecting to a port
- carrierOne that transports
fleet · mothership · hangar · deep-space · void · interstellar · coordinates · vector
dogfight
Close combat between aircraft
engagement · sortie · wingman · ace · formation · barrage · shields · targeting · strafing · interception
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
- enginesMachines converting fuel to motion
- thrustersPropulsion devices for steering
- hullOuter covering or frame
canopy · shields · hyperdrive · afterburners · fuselage · avionics · reactor · deflector
hyperspace
Faster-than-light travel medium
carrier · fleet · mothership · hangar · deep-space · void · interstellar · coordinates · vector · trajectory
aviator
One who pilots aircraft
aerodynamics · airspeed · takeoff · landing · maneuvers · reflexes · training · simulation · helmet · throttle
X-wing
Alphabetically-named fighter craft
- GundamJapanese humanoid robot franchise
- RobotechCompiled mecha cartoon series
- JediForce-wielding space monk
Empire · anime · mecha · sci-fi · videogame · franchise · cinematic
- sci-fiscience fiction, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens, The Terminator
- Clone WarsAnakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Republic, clones
starfightersfreighters
Ships designed for hauling goods
transport ships · passenger liners · merchant vessels · cargo ships · generation ships
starfighterscapital ships
Largest military vessels
battleships · dreadnoughts · carriers · motherships · hospital ships
starfighterstanks
Storage vessels for liquids
submarines · infantry · ground troops · artillery · cavalry