HYPERSPACE BOOSTER RING |
[Set the course to the hyperspace ring, Arfour] |
Database: Technology: Ship-based |
3 BE | Hyper 03 |
Type: Syluire-31 long-range hyperdrive module Manufacturer: TransGalMeg Insustries Affiliation: Jedi Order Features: Hyperdrive Docking ring |
Technology Main | Hyperspace - Hyperdrives | Hyperspace booster | Hyperspace beacon |
The addition of the hyperspace transport ring came relatively late in the production process. It was developed in sketches by Doug Chiang and built as a computer-generated model |
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Like many snubfighters of the age, the Jedi Starfighter was too small to include a built-in hyperdrive, so an alternative had to be found for the many Jedi who worked individually on missions across the galaxy; the Syluire-31 hyperspace booster ring was it. Created by TransGalMeg in the Rayter sector, the hyperspace booster ring - also known as a 'transport' or 'docking' ring - was basically a class 1.0 hyperdrive fitted to a spherical cradle. With the booster ring attached, a Jedi starfighter's hyperspace capability had an operational range of 150,000 light years. The starfighter would dock with the booster ring, allowing it to enter hyperspace, and would seperate from the module upon reversion to realspace. Many of the TransGalMeg booster rings were used by the Jedi Order for their Delta-7 starfighters prior to and during the Clone Wars. The Jedi Temple maintained a series of booster rings above Coruscant, in assigned orbits to allow for a fast response. The astromech droid which travelled along with the Jedi starfighter was equipped to preform hyperspace calculation and navigation when the ship was docked with a booster ring. Around the time of the Galactic Civil War, most snubfighters carried hyperdrives or were transported by cruisers, so hyperspace transport rings were no longer needed. Indeed, many of the later models of the Jedi starfighter came equipped with a hyperdrive. The booster ring was quickly rendered obsolete. |