Light Jet

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Light Jet (1-man)
Data
Vehicle Type	Aerial combat vehicle
Source	Baton
Armaments	Light Ribbon 2 Light guns (front)
Crew	1 Pilot
Passengers	0
Users	Clu 2, Rinzler
Behind the scenes
Appearances	TRON: Legacy

A Light Jet is a small aircraft capable of high speed flight and those depicted in TRON: Legacy have all been combat ready. There are at least two known models of light jet; a small one-man interceptor craft and a larger, slower fighter with a crew of up to three.

Characteristics

The smallest Light Jets lack a cockpit and are generated from batons in the same manner as a Lightcycle. The pilot rides on top of the air frame, straddling a saddle in a crouched position. The arms and legs of the pilot each manipulate one of the four corresponding wings, with the two rear wings able to split into four if need be. Forward-firing automatic guns provide sufficient firepower to derezz a program with a single shot.

The larger Light Jets are permanent constructs, able to house a crew of three within a forward cockpit. The central couch can rotate and slide to the rear of the craft, locking into a tail-mounted gunnery cupola with tail guns capable of firing a steady stream of automatic fire through a narrow arc. The forward-mounted guns are fixed and simply fire in the direction the craft is facing.

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Light Jet (3-man)
Data
Vehicle Type	Aerial combat vehicle
Source	Persistent
Armaments	Light Ribbon 2 Light guns (front) 2 Light guns (rear)
Crew	1 Command 1 Pilot 1 Gunner
Behind the scenes
Appearances	TRON: Legacy

Both Light Jet models have the ability to generate Light Ribbons to further impede pursuers. The smaller craft generates a single ribbon while the larger craft can generate a pair of them.

Official Release

The following is a quoted excerpt from the non-flash Light Jet page of Disney's TRON: Legacy website:

Created from a modified Light Cycle, these aircraft soon became the backbone of Clu’s shock-and-awe fleet. The Light Jet is a cannon-mounted aircraft used for pacification and elimination. Like the Light Cycle, these single-manned jets emit a wall of light in their wake athey[sic] fly across the Grid. The depth, power and skill of the individual pilot increase[sic] the range and effectiveness of these jets. Clu hasn't use[sic] the light jets extensively: they required too much power to create and maintain, and trained pilots could be better used as sentries or Black Guards.

Light Jet Gallery

Small light jets pursuing a larger model

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Clu rezzing a light jet

Captured light jet escaping the hangar

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