Editing Star Destroyer (section)

=== Analysis ===
[[Rhett Allain]], an associate professor of physics at [[Southeastern Louisiana University]], examined the death of the ''Executor'' in a [[Star Wars Day|''Star Wars'' Day]]-themed article for ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''.  According to him, the ''Executor'' impacted the second Death Star traveling at {{convert|3.5|km/s|mph|abbr=on}}, which—assuming the collision was strictly a result of gravitational interaction between the two objects—would require a super-dense Death Star to achieve such an impact velocity.  Additionally, the ''Executor'' had a near constant [[angular velocity]] of 0.159 radians/second during the scene where it rotates to face the Death Star.  For the crew at the front of the ship, this would result in a [[centripetal acceleration]] of 39 [[g-force|G]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/05/happy-may-4th-lets-break-super-star-destroyers-super-death/|title=Happy May the 4th! Let's Break Down a Super Star Destroyer's Death|first=Rhett|last=Allain|magazine=Wired|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref>

If a model of the ''Executor'' was built to scale and placed hovering over [[New York City]], it would cast a shadow over the island of [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a17039/heres-what-a-super-star-destroyer-would-look-liked-parked-over-manhattan/|title=Here's What a Super Star Destroyer Would Look Like Parked Over Manhattan|date=24 August 2015|publisher=Popular Mechanics|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/8/25/9204537/star-wars-super-star-destroyer-new-york-city|title=The biggest Star Wars ship casts a shadow the size of Manhattan|date=25 August 2015|publisher=The Verge|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref>