Colonial Blackbird

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Colonial Blackbird (Laura)
The Colonial Blackbird (Laura) at its naming ceremony.
First appearance	Flight of the Phoenix
Last appearance	Resurrection Ship, Part 2
Status	Destroyed
Affiliation	Colonial Fleet
General Characteristics
Class	Blackbird (Custom-built)

The Blackbird (also known as the Laura) is a custom-built stealth-capable fighter from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. According to executive producer David Eick it is not a Viper, though some parts for the craft were derived from scrapped Vipers.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Creation
2 Armament
3 Current Status
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Creation

The Blackbird is designed by Chief Galen Tyrol in the second season episode, "Flight of the Phoenix". Despite being a capable engineer, the chief has no experience in building Vipers from scratch. The Blackbird's engines are of a more primitive design than the rest of the fighters. In addition metal is at a premium and was needed for repairs on existing Vipers. Lt. Karl "Helo" Agathon suggests that another material be used, and the Blackbird is thus fitted with a black carbon fiber composite skin making the ship very difficult to detect on DRADIS. The craft is named the Laura in honour of President of the Colonies Laura Roslin, but continues to be known as the Blackbird.

[edit] Armament

The Blackbird is unarmed. It is capable of being fitted with a surveillance kit. This is used by Starbuck in the initial reconnaissance to determine the function of the Resurrection Ship.

However, in the episode "Resurrection Ship, Part II", the fighter is shown to have a hardpoint for an anti-ship missile or possibly a nuclear missile. This is used to deliver an anti-ship missile, which destroyed the FTL drive on the Resurrection Ship.

[edit] Current Status

Shortly after neutralizing the Resurrection Ship, the Blackbird collides with a wrecked Colonial Raptor that is in flight formation and is destroyed.^[1]

[edit] References

^ "Resurrection Ship." Battlestar Galactica.

[edit] External links

Blackbird at Battlestar Wiki

Battlestar Galactica spaceships
Colonial Military
Battlestars		Military Vessels
Galactica \| Pegasus \| Valkyrie		Viper \| Raptor \| Blackbird \| Stealthstar
"The Fleet"
Astral Queen \| Colonial One \| Cloud 9 \| Olympic Carrier \| other..
Cylon Vessels
Basestar \| Raider \| Heavy Raider \| "Resurrection Ship"