- [Jared] In this video
let's look at the inside of the Millennium Falcon from "Star Wars". That's right, I'm talking the complete layout of the ship. All of the hallways and rooms, the power and control systems, all the way to the sublight engines and the hyperdrive. My name's Jared and I make 3D animations on how things work. Usually, I create animations
about things right here on planet Earth, such
as mechanical objects, famous buildings, and anything
to do with outer space. But this time, we're heading
to a galaxy far, far away. (ominous string music) The Millennium Falcon is a
model YT-1300 Light Freighter, made by the Corellian
Engineer Corporation. They YT series has several
models for a variety of purposes. But of course, let's focus on the YT-1300. The ship was designed
to be highly modular, meaning that each ship
owner could customize it to their needs. Different engines, cockpit
on the left, right or center. But in the end, we're most familiar with the configuration of
the Millennium Falcon. The ship is ideal for pushing
around cargo in space, especially very heavy cargo. One of the ship's early
owners was Lando Calrissian. He kept the ship looking neat and clean, and installed an escape
pod in the very front. Later, when Han Solo owned the ship, he preferred the ship to look something that belonged in a scrap yard. This attracted much less
attention from Imperial troops. The ship is 34 meters long. Here's how it compares to
a Boeing 747 here on Earth. Not as big as you thought, huh? Let's take a look at
the outside of the ship. The two front prongs are
called the mandibles. This is the cockpit, starboard docking port, sublight engines, that's where the blue
light is coming from, and these six circles on top
are the heat exhaust vents. This is the port-side docking port, the rectenna dish, which is used for communication and sensors, and of course, the quad laser
cannon in the very center. On the bottom is another
quad laser cannon, and the landing legs. The boarding ramp is on the starboard side of the ship. Let's take a look inside. (royal trumpet music) After getting up the boarding ramp you'll go through this door, and then enter the main corridor which is this circular hallway. If you're in a hurry
to take off, turn right to head towards the cockpit. We have a seat for the pilot, a Wookie, and two backseat drivers. The controls are in the front
but there's also controls around the bulkhead,
including the nav computer. This helps us plot a safe
course through hyperspace. Enter here for gun turret access, you can climb the ladder to
the top or bottom positions. And let's not forget the scan
proof secret compartments that have been used on
more than one occasion to hide cargo and even crew members. This is the main hold
area with the oh so famous hologame table that was used
to play the game Dejarik. Around the corner here
is the technical station, which helps to monitor ship systems. There's also two bunks here for anyone that needs some rest. The ship has plenty of
space to store cargo. This is the forward hold, number two hold, and the number three hold. The number two hold actually contains the life support systems. We have to have air to breathe in space. The center room is the
freight loading room, which can be accessed through these doors. Now let me show you a few
things at the front of the ship. On the inside of the mandibles you'll find the tractor beam emitters. Let me show you what these look like. These help move cargo into the ship. Right above here is where the concussion missiles are kept. And here are the two
deflector shield generators, very important for space battles. Let's keep going through this hallway. Here's how you access the port airlock, there's another docking
hatch on the top of the ship. You'll need to use the
elevator to get up there. This is the crew quarters
with bunks and a kitchen. Behind here is a hidden storage area. You can access this through
a secret wall in this bunk. The engine room is this odd
shaped room in the back. This is where maintenance can be done to the propulsion systems of the ship. At the end of the main
corridor is where you go to access the escape pods. There's space for five escape pods. Once loaded with a passenger
they ride down the conveyor and then are launched
out the back of the ship. The center of the ship contains the most dangerous equipment. This is the quadex power core, which provides much of
the power for the ship. The fuel system is right underneath. It's made up of four fuel slug tanks that run off of rippinnium,
which is a form of explosive liquid metal. The fuel is then moved
to the back of the ship. This is the reaction chamber, and these are the nine sublight engines. First, the fuel is compressed and then ignited out the back of the ship. Now, this only propels
us through real space. If we wanna quickly travel
to another star system then we'll need to use the hyperdrive, it runs off of coaxium, which
is a type of hypermatter, to move the entire ship into hyperspace. At these kinds of speeds
we can travel across the entire galaxy in just a few days. Now, the hyperdrive on the Falcon is class 0.5. Most hyperdrives are rated
on a scale of one to three, with lower numbers being faster. So, yeah, the Millennium
Falcon's pretty fast. When it's time to land, the doors open and each of the five
landing legs are extended. When we get close to the
ground the landing jets help assist for a nice smooth landing. (fast orchestra music)
