MaximRecoil said:
unamochilla2 said:
Force for Change Update: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWBGrkc360M&list=UUZGYJFUizSax-yElQaFDp5Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWBGrkc360M&list=UUZGYJFUizSax-yElQaFDp5Q</a>
Nice to see the next generation of the X-wing in finished form. Is the mouse droid a hint of the Empire being in Episode VII?
I'd rather the X-wing and other OT aircraft/spacecraft didn't change in appearance at all. Here in the real world, well-established aircraft designs don't change their outer appearance very often. For how long has the F-16 looked the same? Or the "Huey" helicopter? Or the 737 airliner? Or the Cessna 172?
Frequent changes in appearance is mostly a consumer automobile thing, even though it is entirely unnecessary (the classic VW Beetle is a good example). Military and commercial vehicle/aircraft manufacturers tend to not fix what isn't broken. The Humvee has looked the same for 30 years.
Given that the Star Wars universe technology is far more advanced than real-world technology, they've had a much longer time to perfect things, and it follows that they would have even longer-running military/commercial designs than we have in the real world. The PT was way out in left field in this respect.
On the plus side, if they must change the X-wing's appearance, at least they didn't go overboard with it. In fact, the one in that video clip looks closer to the Ralph <span>McQuarrie concept art than the OT X-wings did.</span>
I disagree with your idea that aircraft don't change appearance significantly in their lifespan. Take a look at the photos below. The first is a 737-200, the second a 737-900. The -900 is much newer, much longer, has much longer wings with enormous winglets, newer and totally different looking engines, no eyebrow windows on the cockpit, etc. etc. I don't think the changes to the x-wing design we've seen are any more drastic than these real world examples. Both are clearly from the same original design and share many of the same features, but when you analyze the details there are major differences. For examples in the military world, check out an old F/A-18C compared to a new F/A-18E super hornet or an old F-16A vs the Mitsubishi F-2 (both derived from the same airframe).
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