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Published: 2018-11-09 00:05:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 19462; Favourites: 249; Downloads: 443
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Most of us love the classic T-65 X-Wing. In many ways, it is the quintessential iconic sci-fi/fantasy starfighter. We loved this design way back in 1977, and have been hungry for new versions of this fan-favorite design ever since. Well, soon after the unveiling of Poe Dameron's exciting new T-70 X-Wing in "Star Wars - The Force Awakens," we learned that the T-70 wasn't actually the latest and greatest version of the X-Wing. Instead, we learned that the New Republic had even newer, more advanced X-Wings, including the T-85. Anyone who was eager to feast their eyes on the T-85 had to be patient because it didn't make an appearance in "The Last Jedi." Only with the premier of the animated "Star Wars - Resistance" did we get our first glimpse of this new design. So here, is my take on the T-85.Related content
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Colossal! The one thing that I like and found exciting in the new SW movies is that JJ Abrams, or whoever in his team, went back to much of the original concept art by McQuarrie for inspiration of the designs they ultimately used in these new films. for example, although Jakku was compared to Tattooine, it was not a mere coincidence as some of the original art McQuarrie made for the concept of Tattooine was used by JJ for the design basis and structure seen on Jakku. THIS is what makes Jakku seem like Tattooine at times. But, to me, we really didn't need to see another desert planet.
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Yes, McQuarrie's legacy lives on in many different ways. It's hard to overstate the impact of his vision.
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Can you do the meeting of Hera's X-Wing, Luke's X-Wing, Poe's X-Wing and Kaz's X-Wing?
Here's Hera's X-Wing from Star Wars: Rebels!
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I'll keep that suggestion in mind. Thanks!
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Cool link! (Thanks for sending it!)
Yeah, that guy (EC Henry) makes a number of great points in his video. I too, wonder about what the "real" T-85 looks like. So this is my own personal answer to that question. My interpretation has a few subtle variations as well, but I stuck a little more closely to the design as it appears in "Star Wars Resistance" than he did. For instance, I included the two separate wing hinge-points, instead of going with the one central hinge point that you see on the T-65 and the T-70. I interpreted that as a clearly a new distinctive feature which is unique to the T-85, so I wanted to include that in my interpretation. (Also, I think this is a pretty cool new variation on the classic design.) I do like his solution to the missing proton torpedo launchers issue. I would only suggest one subtle modification. I would suggest that those little "winglets" open up to reveal the proton torpedo launchers , then they close again, (to appear like what you see above) and like what you see in that first episode of Resistance. But overall, I applaud his excellent work!
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Very nice but nothing compares to the original T-65, in my own opinion. It's what I grew up with.
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So here are a couple of questions for fans of the T-85:
1. Have you seen/read/heard of any specific features/capabilites of the T-85? (Maybe they mentioned something in one of the novels, books, or behind the scenes discussions that might shed some light on this.)
2. If it was up to you, what new and improved features or capabilities would you assign to the T-85?
(I'd make it stealthy, increased range, greater speed, maneuverability, superior sensors/tracking. How about the ability to fire backward?)
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I think in the Last Jedi novelization it said that they had cloaking devices, although that could've been Poe wishing the top of the line fighter with modifications like that.
I think the improved features would be wider range of armaments, better firepower, higher speed, better sensors, additional cloaking tech, a deploy-able double barreled rear mounted remote controlled blaster, more maneuverable, better shielding, and more durable.
I think that they (maybe) confirmed the durability in episode, Vonreg chose to fire torpedoes to destroy Kaz rather than just fire his cannons.
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Cool! Thanks for the AWESOME comment! Coincidentally, I'm working on Vonreg's TIE Interceptor now. It's pretty cool! So stay tuned for that!
I like how the design team nicely blended elements from the original TIE Interceptor, along with the curved wings from the Inquisitor's TIE Advanced Prototypes, and then threw in a few new lines and features, along with coloring from the Red Baron!
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I love the new T-85! And you do a great job with these schematics!
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Hey, thanks so much! Yeah, I like this design too!
I envy the person who had the assignment to "design the ultimate advanced X-Wing." That's a project I'd give my eye teeth for. But still, I guess there would be a lot of pressure in an assignment like that.
Mostly, I like what they came up with. Wisely, they kept most of the classic X-Wing features (good decision.) But then they added a number of interesting new design features, and departures from X-Wings of the past. All of those differences may be worth reviewing in more detail:
1. You might not notice it at first, but the S-foil wings on the T-85 don't cross through the center of the body as in past variants. Instead, the hinge points are located just outside of the body, so that the "X" is really more like two "V's." This is clearly visible in the front view. This was an interesting design departure, and one that I personally like. Once might imagine that this arrangement would give more room for other systems to be located in the main body.
2. Another bold move was to add a canard (small winglike projections) to the nose of the ship. I think this looks pretty cool, and clearly distinguishes it from past variants. It's existence might suggest that the T-85 has greater stability and maneuverability characteristics during atmospheric flight, but that's just an educated guess.
3. Next, instead of mounting the wings along the center-line of the body (up and down), the wings on the T-85 are mounted just a little below the center-line of the body. This is most evident in the rear view.
4. There are also large white winglets at the front of the wing roots. I'm not sure if these are here to house wing hinge mechanisms, to enhance aerodynamic performance, or just to give the pilots something to stand on when boarding, but either way, it's a very noticeable point of difference, that might imply superior atmospheric handling.
5. As far as I can tell, there is no obvious opening on the body from which to launch proton torpedoes. It may be that (like modern stealth aircraft) there is a panel that slides aside for an instant while the torpedo is firing, only to close again a moment later. It's hard to believe that the designers simply abandoned the idea of including torpedoes on this ship, so for the moment, I'm going to choose to believe that this is just a hidden feature.
6. There is a large gray roughly cylindrical tank on the belly of the T-85. I'm not sure what this is, but as prominent as it is, one would like to assign some significance or importance to it.
7. The lower part of the nose section on the T-85 is quite different from past X-Wing variants. Again, no explanation has been offered so far as I know.
8. The low extended area directly behind the pilot's seat is so much longer than past X-Wings that it makes me wonder if certain variants might accommodate a second seat for a co-pilot/RIO or passenger.
9. The new blasters are interesting in a number of ways. First, they lack the long spindly barrels of the T-65 and T-70, going instead with a longer body and a significantly shortened snob-nosed barrels. Secondly, the lower set of blasters are positioned slightly forward of the upper blasters, slightly offset (as opposed to past variants where the upper and lower blasters were a mirror image of eachother. Thirdly, there seems to be an illuminated area at the back of each of these blasters.
10. There are 4 yellow glowing areas at the rear of the main body, similar to what we see on the original A-Wing.
While all of these points of departure are visually interesting, I find myself curious as to the tactical significance of these differences. i.e. What makes the T-85 different (and better) than past variants? We know that Poe Dameron preferred the T-85 over the T-70, so presumably it was substantially more capable than its predecessors, but how exactly? Was it just faster and more maneuverable than the T-70? Or did it have other performance characteristics that made it so desirable? Did it have superior weapons, stealthy characteristics, more advance weapons, sensors? What is the significance of the various design departures? Unfortunately, our first look at the T-85 didn't provide answers to these questions, but perhaps we'll get answers from future episodes or publications.
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