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Re: Comparing Starfighter Speeds
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lugnet.starwars
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Thu, 30 Jan 2003 21:19:58 GMT
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Andrew Summersgill wrote:
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> > I've found some disturbing stats about relative starfighter speeds:
> >
> > Classic Movies:
> > A-wing = 1300 km/h*
> > B-wing = 900 km/h*
> > X-wing = 1050 km/h
> > Y-wing = 800 km/h*
> > TIE Adv = 1250 km/h*
> > TIE Int. = 1250 km/h
> > TIE Fighter= 1200 km/h
> > Cloud Car = 1500 km/h*
> > RBR = 950 km/h*
> > Snowspeeder= 1000 km/h
> > Incom T-16 = 1175 km/h
> >
> > Prequels:
> > Naboo N-1 = 1200 km/h*
> > Droid SF = 1180 km/h
> > Jedi SF = 1200 km/h
> >
> > EU:
> > Z95 Hunter = 1150 km/h
> >
> >
> > Umm.. hello? does anyone notice that the three Prequel fighters, • designed
> > and made years before the class movies all go faster than the X-Wing? Even • the
> > z95 headhunter is faster!! Wasn't the X-Wing supposed to be an amazing • upgrade
> > to everything that came before? It looks more like a step down! (at least
> > speed wise).
> >
> > And uhhh, the Twin Cloud Car can outspeed the A-Wing and the TIE
> > Interceptor? Whaa? This whimpy little thing has better speed than two of • the
> > most formidible Starfighters? I can only guess that the Cloud Car is • designed
> > for atmospheric travel, while the A-wing and Tie-Int are for space • fighting,
> > but still.
> >
> > Someone please tell me that these figures aren't correct. They seem so
> > contrary to reason.. ughh
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> THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!
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> This sort of thing is what annoys me about prequels and the like - take
> Enterprise (yeah I know, different franchise) - they've already met
> Klingons, Romulans and have a ship named Enterprise that pre-dates the ship
> we "know" was the FIRST one named Enterprise, but no-one at the studio seems
> to care. And the Klingons have lumpy forheads but we "know"that in Kirk's
> time - they, erm, didn't.
Ummm... The first Enterprise is most certainly older than anything from
Star Trek...
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/1424/entrpris/
Click on the "Before World War II" link.
The first space related one went into service in 1976 though it never
made it into space.
Frank
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