New announcement at Star Wars celebration?

By KovuTalli, in X-Wing

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Hrm. Snake Eyes in the Star Wars movie? I'm skeptical, JJ.

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I read somewhere that the TIE's 'wings' are not so much solar panels as heat radiators to get rid of the excess heat that their engines produce. I think it was in the cross-sections book.

I read in multiple places that they were solar panels and it makes the most sense to me to have some kind of recharge option, even if only as a backup.

I wonder where Wikipedia got this idea:

Depiction

Star Wars literature states that Sienar Fleet Systems manufactures TIE fighters and most TIE variants. TIE fighters' solar panels power a twin ion engine (TIE) system that accelerates gases at a high speed along almost any vector, affording the ships tremendous speed and maneuverability. Described as lacking a hyperdrive, life support, or shield generators, the fragile TIE fighters are deployed in large numbers from bases or larger ships; a Star Destroyer carries a wing of 72 various TIE craft. Although Expanded Universe material often describes the TIE fighter as lacking an ejection seat, the player can eject from TIE craft in LucasArts' TIE Fighter flight simulator. Expanded Universe material holds that TIE fighter pilots, who undergo intense physical and psychological testing, are trained to be intensely loyal to Emperor Palpatine and the Empire, willing to sacrifice themselves and their wingmates to accomplish their mission. TIE pilots were seen as expendable assets, as it was far cheaper to manufacture a great deal of standardized spacecraft in overwhelming numbers than it was to properly equip said craft.

Edited by gabe69velasquez
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so, no news still? i might go mad

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so, no news still? i might go mad

Their presentation is tomorrow.

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So are there no A,B,Y-wings anymore? Interceptors, Bombers, or even a Defender?

It would be sad not to see those ships.

I don't think JJ has forgot about the battle of endor, But the first movie is going to bring about allot of changes. I think we will See A,B, and Y wings eventually. Tie interceptors and bombers are probably not gone, but I am unsure if we will see a defender.