Millenium falcon

In the series Star Wars , the Falcon Millenium (in original version Millenium Falcon ; it was called Millenium Condor in the French version of the first produced episode, and sometimes also Thousand-year-old Faucon , which is the literal translation) is the spaceship of the smuggler Han Solo.

Technical data

General information

The Millenium Falcon is a cargo liner YT-1300 of the Technical Corporation Corellienne. This model was very popular at the end of the République. With its 27 meters length, 20 meters of scale and its capacity of 100 tons freight, he was appreciated conveyers of all the galaxy. Its maximum crew is of 6 people (2 pilots, 2 navigators and 2 gunners) and it can take on board 6 passengers.

Defense and armament

The Faucon much was modified and improved by its various owners. It has from now on a military shielding and powerful deflecting screens anti-misappropriation. Its armament is also impressive since Han Solo added to its vessel one second ventral battery quad laser (the first being dorsal) like two launchers of missiles with misappropriations, increasing thus considerably its already important firepower for a vessel of this category. The only defect which was found to him is its excentré cockpit which reduces the visibility and makes piloting more difficult.

Propulsion

The efforts of Lando Calrissian mainly related to the speed of the vessel. Indeed, this one reached a speed of 105 MGLT is 1200km/h in the atmosphere. But the showpiece of the Faucon Millenium is without any doubt its Hyperpropulsion of class 0.5, that is to say the best speed ever reached beyond that of the light. N the other hand, the modifications following its propulsion make that it is strongly unstable and prone to many whims.

History

It is not known exactly how Lando Calrissian acquired the Faucon Millenium , but it is after having bought it that it took lessons of piloting near his friend Han Solo. At the time of these " cours" , this last fell passionately in love with the vessel very déglingué which it was, but of course it did not have the means of treating to it, and was satisfied with a vessel even more capricious: the Bria (of the name of its first in love).

At the time of a tournament of Sabacc on the Quoted of the Clouds of Bespin, it gained the right to choose any of the vessels of the park of Lando Calrissian. This one thought that it would choose a modern vessel and not its personal vessel! But Han recalled his/her friend to his word and this one agree to give him its due (bad grace).

The Faucon played a decisive part in the galactic conflict since it took part in the destruction of both Black Stars and was majority of the adventures of Han Solo and Leia Organa. It should be noted that after the death of Chewbacca, Han repainted its vessel in black chechmate, thus exteriorizing its pain for his/her missing friend and giving an appearance very other to the famous cargo liner.

Appearance in Episode III

One can see the Millenium Falcon in the Revenge of Sith . It is visible at the time of the scene where the shuttle of the Chancellor Palpatine arrives at the port of the Sénat after this last was saved by the two Jedi heroes. One sees it with the bottom of the screen at the time when the shuttle is posed, the Falcon also arrives him at the port. George Lucas affirmed that it was indeed the same vessel as that of the following episodes.

See too

Internal bond

the article devoted to with the Technology of the Star Wars.

External bond

Card of the vessel on the official site

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