Having looked at the new T-70 a couple of times, I must admit that I really don't like the new wing design of the T-70.

I mean it is hardly S-foils that are deployed in the iconic X formation as we know, but more small fins or wing stubs, with Laser cannons attached to the tip, that look to big in size to be attached to such a small fin or wing stub.

So I've come up with some (IMHO) appropriate nick names for the T-70, that refer to its wing design, or lack of wing design, however you look upon it

Half-wing or H-wing, Because the wings are literary Half in size of the T-65 wings

Fin-wing or F-wing, Because the wings can hardly be called wings but are more akin to small fins, that fish have.

Stub-wing or S-wing, Because the wings look like small wing stubs, rather than real wings.

So what do you think?

Do you have some other Nick names that the T-70 could be called in reference to its wing design, or to tell it apart from the iconic T-65.

PS: If the above seems a bit biased then its because I'm foremost an OT fan, the PT or NT is just extra icing on the cake.

"The New One"

Edit:

I also like "New X" and "X Classic"

I call it a T-70.

The way I've been playing? You can call them Fodder.

You are trying too hard

Mouse-Wing?

You are trying too hard

No, not really. Like random dice throws I've been playing in the 2 and 3 SD range. It'll change when I find my mind. Of all the things I've lost, I miss it the most.

T-70, though vaguely russian sounding, gives you all the distinction you need with all the brevity of a nickname

though, given their new hotness, I guess you can call them shiny

I'd probably just shorthand it to X70 and X65.

Mine's called Poe.

What annoys me about them is half an intake fan on each of the engines.

How does that work?

What annoys me about them is half an intake fan on each of the engines.

How does that work?

They're full intakes, each "half" is easily bigger than the comparable part of the T-65.

I personally love the look of the T-70 (the little plastic Poe's X model kit is fantastic) but then I've always preferred much of McQuarrie's artwork to the eventual film depictions, and I freaking love the OT craft and sets.

What annoys me about them is half an intake fan on each of the engines.

How does that work?

they're magnet powered, no doubt

What annoys me about them is half an intake fan on each of the engines.

How does that work?

Because it isnt a fan or turbine. Jet engines wouldn't work in space. Even with star wars being more space fantasy than science fiction, some logic will apply. Likely it is an intake, but more in the vein of a fuel scoop or Bussard Ramjet

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussard_ramjet

They're full intakes, each "half" is easily bigger than the comparable part of the T-65.

No they're no, look inside them.

It's half a fan.

Half-pipe

Here is a better look at the intake

Clearly not a turbine

They're full intakes, each "half" is easily bigger than the comparable part of the T-65.

No they're no, look inside them.

It's half a fan.

Why would you assume it's a fan if it can't spin in place? Wouldn't those grills be there to keep out debris?

What annoys me about them is half an intake fan on each of the engines.

How does that work?

I posted a theory a while ago: Mine is under the quotes.

FlightyBombJack, on 15 Sept 2015 - 4:13 PM, said:

Noticed the details on the front of the split intake on the T-70, there are these things that look like, well, turbine blades.

https://cdn0.vox-cdn...ng_detail.0.jpg

In theory yeah a space ship could have air intake (or some other kind of intake) on their engine, especially if it was designed for atmospheric flight... but a problem that I am getting when I look at this is that it can't spin. Spinning is kind of what a turbine does and you can't really rotate those turbine blades at all because they are in a semi-circle shaped housing. So my question is, what do you think they are?

Right now my best guess is maybe they are physical shields that stop space junk from getting into the engine, but they are opened up in atmosphere for superior cooling?

I think the reason in-universe is the same as the reason out-of-universe; people expect a jet-like assemblage inside of the turbines, so the engineers built the grille/cover/intake vanes to look like a jet intake on purpose. Nowadays, hexagonal car grilles are popular because they look techy and modern; in SW with the starship being your average man's "car" fan-style radial grilles may be more popular aesthetically than purely functional mesh, or parallel slats because they harken back to "classic" jet engines.

What annoys me about them is half an intake fan on each of the engines.

How does that work?

I asked the same question. But in the end it doesn't matter. Just imagine that theres no fan in the inside and its just ramjets ... they suck the space in and spit it out with light speed ... or something like this.

Even fans dont make any sense in space ... so waht?

Here is a better look at the intake

Clearly not a turbine

That pilot clearly doesn't know what he's stuck his foot in.

Like a man in orthopedic shoes, I stand corrected.

Although it's difficult to concentrate on the intakes in that photo!

Here is a better look at the intake

Clearly not a turbine

That pilot clearly doesn't know what he's stuck his foot in.

That's Poe Dameron actually! And if you look by the pack on his flight suit you can see another handhold/step along that line, so I imagine that's how you're supposed to clamber into those things (could never quite tell how Luke used to do it without a ladder in Empire...)

Here is a better look at the intake

Clearly not a turbine

That pilot clearly doesn't know what he's stuck his foot in.

That's Poe Dameron actually! And if you look by the pack on his flight suit you can see another handhold/step along that line, so I imagine that's how you're supposed to clamber into those things (could never quite tell how Luke used to do it without a ladder in Empire...)

Luke used the force.

They're full intakes, each "half" is easily bigger than the comparable part of the T-65.

No they're no, look inside them.

It's half a fan.

Why would you assume it's a fan if it can't spin in place? Wouldn't those grills be there to keep out debris?

Read my post above,

Not only that but the modeled X-70 engine intakes have blades, while the movie hero prop's have a grille as in the pictures above. My theory reconciles these differences as being matters of taste. One pilot may go with a more functional grille for his intakes while another may go with a jet-set turbo-blade-esque cover instead.

Star Wars has often demonstrated that their technology not only works on a different set of physics (galaxy far far away), but that they may be at the end of possible technological development (a long time ago). Any "new" inventions are just permutations of things that have been done before, and often they are forgotten in favor of cheaper or more efficient designs later on. Thus the seeming lack of technological advancement over the centuries is due to tech being maxed-out already.

(Went on a rant. Removed the rant. Will talk about TIE fighter solar panels later.)

(Extra edit. "Solar panel" may be misleading if the solar energy you are extracting is background radiation ie. zero point energy. Same argument for as the X-70 for why it looks like a solar panel. People expect the familiar look and simplistic description solar panel, and the guys in Sienar's marketing division know this.)