Megalight per hour

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Megalight per hour, sometimes referred to as Megalights per hour, or simply as megalight (MGLT or mglt), was a unit used to measure the relative[source?] sublight speed of starships in realspace[1] (as opposed to hyperspace), although the velocities were still close enough to the speed of light to cause relativistic effects.[2]

For instance, particular starfighters such as the RZ-1 A-wing interceptor and TIE/D Defender Elite could achieve a sublight speed of 120 megalight per hour, which was discernibly faster than the sublight speed reached by certain shuttles akin to the Delta-class T-3c shuttle or TIE Command Shuttle, which was 90 megalight per hour.[1][3]

The spacecraft with the fastest known realspace speed was the TIE vendetta space superiority fighter (nicknamed the TIE silencer), an advanced First Order TIE starfighter produced by Sienar-Jaemus Fleet Systems, which could attain a maximum realspace speed of 155 MGLT.[3][1]

The defined sublight speeds of various individual vessels, starship classes, models and types

  1. TIE/vn space superiority fighter: 155 MGLT[3][1]
  2. TIE/dg starfighter: 150 MGLT[1]
  3. Vonreg's TIE Baron: 145 MGLT[1]
  4. Kylo Ren's TIE whisper 140 MGLT[1]
  5. TIE Avenger prototype: 140 MGLT[1]
  6. TIE/sf space superiority fighter: 140 MGLT[3][1]
  7. Jarek Yeager's racer 135 MGLT[1]
  8. Din Djarin's N-1 starfighter: 130 MGLT[1]
  9. Resurgent-class Star Destroyer: 70[1]– >130 MGLT[4]
  10. TIE/fo space superiority fighter: 130 MGLT[3]
  11. Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter: 100[5][6][7]–130 MGLT[1]
  12. Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor: 118[8]–128 MGLT[1]
  13. Droid tri-fighter: 125 MGLT[1]
  14. Ginivex-class fanblade starfighter: 125 MGLT[1]
  15. RZ-2 A-wing interceptor: 125 MGLT[9] (in open space)[6]
  16. A-wing starfighter[8]
  17. E-wing starfighter: 120 MGLT[1]
  18. The Fireball: 120 MGLT[1]
  19. Nantex-class territorial defense starfighter: 120 MGLT[1]
  20. RP82 Fiend fighter: 120 MGLT[1]
  21. RZ-1 A-wing interceptor: 120 MGLT[10][6][11][1]
  22. The Scimitar: 120 MGLT[1]
  23. TIE/D Defender Elite: 120 MGLT[3]
  24. T-85 X-wing starfighter: 120 MGLT[9][1] (in open space)[6]
  25. Vulture-class starfighter: 120 MGLT[1]
  26. The Xanadu Blood: 120 MGLT[1]
  27. TIE/d "Defender" Multi-Role Starfighter: 115 MGLT[3][1]
  28. Cumulus-class snub fighter: 110 MGLT[1]
  29. The Exile II: 110 MGLT[1]
  30. Hyena-class Droid Fighter/Bomber: 110 MGLT[1]
  31. Solar sailer: 27[8]–110 MGLT[1]
  32. T-70 X-wing starfighter: 110 MGLT[9][1] (in open space)[6]
  33. Zenuas 33 Umbaran starfighter: 110 MGLT[1]
  34. TIE/in Interceptor: 110 MGLT[3][12][1]
  35. Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor: 110 MGLT[13][1]
  36. Darth Vader's TIE Advanced (prototype): 105 MGLT[14][12][15][1]
  37. TIE Advanced v1: 105 MGLT[3][1]
  38. TIE Advanced x1: 105 MGLT[8]
  39. TIE/ln space superiority starfighter: 100[3][12][1]–105 MGLT[16]
  40. Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter: 100 MGLT[8][1]
  41. Clone Z-95 starfighter: 75[17][18]–100 MGLT[1]
  42. BTL-B Y-wing starfighter/bomber: 100 MGLT[19][6][20]
  43. B-wing Mark III: 100 MGLT[1]
  44. H-type Nubian yacht: 100 MGLT[1]
  45. Kom'rk-class fighter/transport 100 MGLT[1]
  46. N-1 starfighter: 80[6]-100 MGLT[1]
  47. Outland TIE fighter: 100 MGLT[1]
  48. T-6 shuttle; 100 MGLT[1]
  49. T-65 X-wing starfighter: 100 MGLT[6][21]
  50. T-65B X-wing starfighter: 100 MGLT[1]
  51. Upsilon-class command shuttle: 100 MGLT[1]
  52. Vector V-3.2 Tandem light interceptor: 100 MGLT[1]
  53. V-19 Torrent starfighter: 100 MGLT[1]
  54. X-wing starfighter: 100 MGLT[8]
  55. Fang-class Protectorate fighter: 95 MGLT[1]
  56. TIE/mg Mining Guild starfighter: 95 MGLT[3][1]
  57. UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft: 95 MGLT[9][1] (in open space)[6]
  58. A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter: 91 MGLT[6][22][1]
  59. Consular-class frigate: 90 MGLT[1]
  60. Delta-class T-3c shuttle: 90 MGLT[1]
  61. Night Buzzard: 90 MGLT[1]
  62. Polan-717 Jedi transport: 90 MGLT[1]
  63. The Scythe: 90 MGLT[1]
  64. Soulless One: 90 MGLT[13][1]
  65. TIE boarding craft: 90 MGLT[3][1]
  66. TIE/es assault shuttle: 90 MGLT[1]
  67. TIE/rb heavy starfighter: 90 MGLT[3][1]
  68. TIE/rp Reaper attack lander: 90 MGLT[3][1]
  69. TIE/sa tactical bomber: 60[23][24]–90 MGLT[3][1]
  70. TIE/sh shuttle: 90 MGLT[3]
  71. Droch-class boarding ship: 85 MGLT[1]
  72. The Phantom II: 85 MGLT[1]
  73. Prototype B6: 85 MGLT[1]
  74. Sheathipede-class transport shuttle: 85 MGLT[1]
  75. Sphyrna-class Hammerhead corvette: 85 MGLT[1]
  76. CR90 corvette: 81 MGLT[8]
  77. AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport: 80 MGLT[1]
  78. Braha'tok-class gunship: 80 MGLT[1]
  79. BTA-NR2 Y-wing starfighter: 80 MGLT[9][1] (in open space)[6]
  80. Carrack-class light cruiser: 80 MGLT[25][26]
  81. CSS-1 Corellian Star Shuttle: 80 MGLT[1]
  82. Eta-class shuttle: 80 MGLT[1]
  83. IPV-2C Stealth Corvette: 80 MGLT[1]
  84. Luthen Rael's Fondor Haulcraft: 80 MGLT[1]
  85. Lancer-class pursuit craft: 80 MGLT[1]
  86. The Libertine: 80 MGLT[1]
  87. The Marauder: 80 MGLT[1]
  88. Nu-class attack/transport shuttle: 80 MGLT[1]
  89. The Phantom:80 MGLT[1]
  90. Star Commuter 2000 80 MGLT[1]
  91. The Tantive IV: 60[27]–80 MGLT[1]
  92. The Vesper: 80 MGLT[1]
  93. The Bestoon Legacy: 75 MGLT[1]
  94. The Broken Horn: 75 MGLT[1]
  95. BTY-180 carrier: 75 MGLT[1]
  96. Cantwell-class Arrestor Cruiser: 75 MGLT[1]
  97. Crimson Firehawk: 75 MGLT[1]
  98. The Fortitude: 75 MGLT[1]
  99. The Ghost: 75 MGLT[1]
  100. Gorian Shard's pirate Corsair: 75 MGLT[1]
  101. GX1 short hauler: 75 MGLT[1]
  102. The Halcyon: 75 MGLT[1]
  103. Halo: 75 MGLT[1]
  104. Hound's Tooth: 75 MGLT[1]
  105. The Interdictor: 75 MGLT[1]
  106. J-type 327 Nubian royal starship: 75 MGLT[1]
  107. The Millennium Falcon: 75 MGLT[8][28][29][1]
  108. Moff Gideon's light cruiser: 75 MGLT[1]
  109. The Onyx Cinder: 75 MGLT[1]
  110. The Raddus: 75 MGLT[1]
  111. The Razor Crest: 75 MGLT[1]
  112. Rho-class transport shuttle: 75 MGLT[1]
  113. Silver Angel: 75 MGLT[1]
  114. Silvo's pirate frigate[1]
  115. Theta-class T-2c shuttle: 75 MGLT[1]
  116. Trident-class assault ship: 75 MGLT[1]
  117. The Windfall: 75 MGLT[1]
  118. The Acushnet: 70 MGLT[1]
  119. The Crucible: 70 MGLT[30][31][1]
  120. Bothan-5: 70 MGLT[1]
  121. BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber: 70 MGLT[8][6][1]
  122. BTL-S3 Y-wing starfighter: 70 MGLT[9]
  123. The Eravana: 70 MGLT[1]
  124. The Finalizer: 70 MGLT[1]
  125. FR-193D cargo transport: 70 MGLT[1]
  126. The Galleon: 70 MGLT[1]
  127. Gozanti-class Assault Carrier: 70 MGLT[1]
  128. IGV-55 surveillance vessel: 70 MGLT[1]
  129. Imperial Troop Transport (ITT): 70 MGLT[1]
  130. The Malevolence: 70 MGLT[1]
  131. Munificent-class star frigate: 70 MGLT[1]
  132. The Profundity: 70 MGLT[1]
  133. Providence-class Dreadnought: 70 MGLT[8]
  134. The Remora: 70 MGLT[1]
  135. Resistance transport: 70 MGLT[1]
  136. RK-392 mobile tac-pod: 70 MGLT[1]
  137. Scion shuttle: 70 MGLT[1]
  138. Sentinel-class landing craft: 70 MGLT[32][8][33][1]
  139. Slave I: 70 MGLT[34][8][35][1]
  140. The Stinger Mantis: 70 MGLT[1]
  141. S-161 "Stinger" XL: 70 MGLT[1]
  142. The Trailblazer: 70 MGLT[1]
  143. Twilight: 70 MGLT[1]
  144. TUG-b13: 70 MGLT[1]
  145. X3-13 70 MGLT[1]
  146. YT-2400 light freighter: 70 MGLT[1]
  147. Breon HOY-39 Dayvan: 65 MGLT[1]
  148. First Light: 65 MGLT[1]
  149. Max-7 Rono box freighter: 65 MGLT[1]
  150. MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 heavy bomber: 65 MGLT[1]
  151. Pelta-class frigate: 65 MGLT[1]
  152. Quasar Fire-class cruiser-carrier: 65 MGLT[1]
  153. TR-RL3 Terrapin-class bulk tanker: 65 MGLT[1]
  154. YV-865 Aurore-class freighter: 65 MGLT[1]
  155. Zeta-class Heavy Cargo Shuttle: 65 MGLT[1]
  156. Dual Hemisphere-Omni Support Vessel: 60 MGLT[1]
  157. The Eye of Sion: 60 MGLT[1]
  158. Home One 60 MGLT[8][1]
  159. Imperial-class Star Destroyer: 60 MGLT[8][1]
  160. Imperial I-class Star Destroyer: 60 MGLT[36][37]
  161. MC80 Star Cruiser: 60 MGLT[38][8][39]
  162. Rainhawk-class transport: 60 MGLT[1]
  163. Xyston-class Star Destroyer: 60 MGLT[1]
  164. Lambda-class T-4a shuttle: 50[40][41]–54 MGLT[8][1]
  165. Class four container transport: 50 MGLT[1]
  166. The Coronet: 50 MGLT[1]
  167. The Invisible Hand: 50 MGLT[1]
  168. Lucrehulk-class battleship: 50 MGLT[1]
  169. The Supremacy: 50 MGLT[1]
  170. Venator-class Star Destroyer: 50 MGLT[1]
  171. Acclamator-class transgalactic military assault ship: 45 MGLT[1]
  172. The Colossus: 45 MGLT[1]
  173. Y-45 armored transport hauler: 45 MGLT[1]
  174. EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate: 40 MGLT[1]
  175. The Executor: 40 MGLT[42][1][43]
  176. Hardcell-class interstellar transport: 40 MGLT[44][45]
  177. Escape pods: 30 MGLT[1]
  178. GR-75 medium transport: 20 MGLT[1]
  179. ICM-092792: 5 MGLT[1]

Behind the scenes

Industrial Light & Magic's spaceship speed and maneuverability chart created for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi

Industrial Light & Magic's spaceship speed and maneuverability chart created for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi

The megalight (MGLT) unit originated within a reference chart, drawn by individuals at Industrial Light & Magic, during the production of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, contrasting the propulsive capabilities of prominent starships which appeared in the film relative to one another.[46] The canonical reference books Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away and the second edition of Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles have markedly different "MGLT" values attributed to the same starships[8][1] as those depicted in the original production diagram, such as the TIE/IN interceptor and RZ-1 A-wing interceptor.[46]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008 1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1.014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018 1.019 1.020 1.021 1.022 1.023 1.024 1.025 1.026 1.027 1.028 1.029 1.030 1.031 1.032 1.033 1.034 1.035 1.036 1.037 1.038 1.039 1.040 1.041 1.042 1.043 1.044 1.045 1.046 1.047 1.048 1.049 1.050 1.051 1.052 1.053 1.054 1.055 1.056 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.060 1.061 1.062 1.063 1.064 1.065 1.066 1.067 1.068 1.069 1.070 1.071 1.072 1.073 1.074 1.075 1.076 1.077 1.078 1.079 1.080 1.081 1.082 1.083 1.084 1.085 1.086 1.087 1.088 1.089 1.090 1.091 1.092 1.093 1.094 1.095 1.096 1.097 1.098 1.099 1.100 1.101 1.102 1.103 1.104 1.105 1.106 1.107 1.108 1.109 1.110 1.111 1.112 1.113 1.114 1.115 1.116 1.117 1.118 1.119 1.120 1.121 1.122 1.123 1.124 1.125 1.126 1.127 1.128 1.129 1.130 1.131 1.132 1.133 1.134 1.135 1.136 1.137 1.138 1.139 1.140 1.141 1.142 1.143 1.144 1.145 1.146 1.147 1.148 1.149 1.150 1.151 1.152 1.153 1.154 1.155 1.156 1.157 1.158 1.159 1.160 1.161 1.162 1.163 1.164 1.165 1.166 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition)
  2. ↑ According to Raymus, the Tantive IV could cover 0.25 parsecs (about 0.81 light years) in 8 minutes at full sub-light speed (81 MGLT). This implies a strong time dilation/Lorentz contraction effect, as expected for speeds approaching the speed of light, with a Lorentz factor of approximately 1E4.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
  4. ↑ Before the Awakening establishes that a Resurgent-class Star Destroyer at full throttle could outpace a TIE/fo space superiority fighter.
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 58 Starship Fact File: Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-Wing
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 58 Starship Fact File: Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-Wing
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 29 Starship Fact File: KSE A-Wing Starfighter
  11. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 29 Starship Fact File: KSE A-Wing Starfighter
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "TIE Fighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Star Wars: Fascinating Facts
  14. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 17 Starship Fact File: TIE Advanced x1 Prototype
  15. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 17 Starship Fact File: TIE Advanced x1 Prototype
  16. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 11 Starship Fact File: Imperial TIE/LN Starfighter
  17. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 59 Starship Fact File: Incom/SubPro Z-95 Headhunter
  18. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 59 Starship Fact File: Incom/SubPro Z-95 Headhunter
  19. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 19 Starship Fact File: Koensayr BTL-B Y-Wing Fighter-Bomber
  20. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 19 Starship Fact File: Koensayr BTL-B Y-Wing Fighter-Bomber
  21. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 3 Starship Fact File: Incom T-65 X-wing Starfighter
  22. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 15 Starship Fact File: A/SF-01 B-Wing Starfighter
  23. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 51 Starship Fact File: TIE/sa Bomber
  24. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 51 Starship Fact File: TIE/sa Bomber
  25. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 52 Starship Fact File: Carrack-class Light Cruiser
  26. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 52 Starship Fact File: Carrack-class Light Cruiser
  27. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 9 Starship Fact File: Tantive IV: Princess Leia's Consular Ship
  28. ↑ ""Millennium Falcon" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  29. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 1 Starship Fact File: The Fastest Hunk of Junk in the Galaxy
  30. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 69 Starship Fact File: Training Cruiser — The Crucible
  31. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 69 Starship Fact File ·
  32. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 38 Starship Fact File: Sentinel-class Landing Craft
  33. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 38 Starship Fact File: Sentinel-class Landing Craft
  34. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 65 Starship Fact File: Firespray Special: Slave I — Part 2
  35. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 65 Starship Fact File ·
  36. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 20 Starship Fact File: Imperial Star Destroyer
  37. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 20 Starship Fact File: Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
  38. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 24 Starship Fact File: Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
  39. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 24 Starship Fact File: Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
  40. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 22 Starship Fact File: Lambda-class Shuttle
  41. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 22 Starship Fact File: Lambda-class Shuttle
  42. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 27 Starship Fact File: Super Star Destroyer — Executor
  43. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 27 Starship Fact File: Super Star Destroyer — Executor
  44. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 57 Starship Fact File: Hardcell-class Transport
  45. ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 57 Starship Fact File: Hardcell-class Transport
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Return of the Jedi Sketchbook