The inertial compensator, also known as the inertial damper or acceleration compensator, was a technology used in starships, especially in starfighters and other high-performance vessels. It compensated for the intense accelerations that a spaceship underwent in the course of its normal activities; without compensators, ships would either have to accelerate much more slowly, or kill their occupants with excessive g-forces.

Inertial compensators were often dialed back from full power by experienced pilots (from 97 to 95 percent), giving them just enough inertia to feel how the ship was performing without negatively impacting their ability to pilot the ship.^[1]

Inertial compensators were also used in simulators, making them more realistic by creating artificial sensations of acceleration.^[2]

Contents 1 Behind the scenes 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 Notes and references 4.1 In other languages

Behind the scenesEdit

Inertial compensators may or may not be the same as Repulsor-compensators.

It is possible that deceleration equalizers perform the opposite function to an inertial compensator.^[3]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 44: The Reaping, Part 2
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter
• "The Clone Wars: The Pengalan Tradeoff"—Star Wars Insider 65
• Labyrinth of Evil
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
• Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
• Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 (First identified as inertial damping system)
• Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (First identified as inertial damper)
• Han Solo at Stars' End (First appearance) (First identified as acceleration compensator)
• The Force Unleashed novel (First identified as inertial dampener) (Mentioned only)
• Allegiance
• Battle of the Bounty Hunters
• "Missed Chance"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (as acceleration compensator)
• X-wing: Rogue Squadron (as acceleration compensator)
• X-wing: Wedge's Gamble (as acceleration compensation unit)
• X-wing: The Krytos Trap (as acceleration compensator)
• X-wing: Wraith Squadron
• X-wing: Iron Fist
• X-wing: Solo Command
• The Courtship of Princess Leia (as acceleration compensator)
• Tatooine Ghost (as acceleration compensator) (Mentioned only)
• Heir to the Empire (as acceleration compensator)
• X-wing: Isard's Revenge
• Dark Empire II (First identified as accelerator compensator)
• Dark Apprentice (as acceleration compensator)
• I, Jedi (as inertial damper)
• X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Showdown at Centerpoint (as inertial damper)
• Vector Prime
• Dark Tide I: Onslaught
• Dark Tide II: Ruin
• Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
• Balance Point
• Edge of Victory I: Conquest
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
• Emissary of the Void
• Star by Star
• Dark Journey
• Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
• Ylesia
• The Final Prophecy (Mentioned only)
• The Unifying Force
• Fury
• Millennium Falcon
• Conviction (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Episode I: Incredible Cross-Sections
• The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 24
• Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual

Notes and referencesEdit